Category Archives: Books Publishing and Writing

The Beloved Institution

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Nice to know in this day and age of eroding trust in institutions that one institution continues to be held in high esteem.  It is:   the public library. Granted the Atlantic article that this chart comes from concedes … Continue reading →

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My Year in Books

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Everyone else is doing end-of-the-year recaps, so I thought I’d join the chorus of noise and share mine. I included all of the Teaching Company stuff I listened to even though they’re not technically books because hey, … Continue reading →

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Progress, Defined

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Progress:  Prog”ress n. [L. progressus, from progredi, p. p. progressus, to go forth or forward]  1. A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance; specifically: (a) In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, … Continue reading →

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To Him Who Meets Eighteen, They Seem Enemies Enough

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Each one singly is called man;  ‘t is twain if they are two;  three are a thorp;  four are a group;  a band is five men; if there are six, it is a squad;  seven complete … Continue reading →

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Superheroes in Therapy

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: Continuing my series of reviews of superhero comic books that I bought out of a combination of (a) their being on sale, (b) a modest amount of curiosity about them, and (c) my own incurable superhero … Continue reading →

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Grammar Catastrophe Du Jour

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The early bird does not employ a spell-checker, apparently. Taken at the Sydney flagship of Myer, Australia’s largest department-store chain.

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It’s That Time Of Year!

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: What time, you ask? The announcement of the winner of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, whence entrants compete to come up with the worst first lines of (unwritten) novels. This year’s victorious entry by Chris Wieloch of Brookfield, WI is a … Continue reading →

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Knockout Game Roundup

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Last week The New York Times ran a story on “knockout game.” As Chuck Ross at Gucci Little Piggy pointed out, the piece cleverly shifted focus away from the effects of the punching attacks onto a debate about … Continue reading →

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Fanservice

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Sax von Stroheim

Sax von Stroheim writes: I picked up the first seven issues of Red Hood and the Outlaws from the same digital comics sale that netted me those Batman comics. As I noted (briefly) in that post, Red Hood and the … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Few of the tens of thousands of whores in London gave their virginities either to gentlemen, or to young, or old men — or to men at all. Their own low class lads had them. The street … Continue reading →

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