Ann Margrock There should be absolutely no argument on this one. Samantha moves in next door This should prove once and for all that Samantha is far superior to Jeannie. Also, I always really loved…
Date Archives September 2010
The final stop in the September whirlwind lit tour
This is my friend Steve reading at Magers & Quinn last week. His reading was the last stop on my whirlwind September literary tour. Of course, three readings in ten days might not seem like…
A little bit of psychic humor
I tried really hard to hate Super Sad True Love Story. My past experiences reading Gary Shteyngart have left me feeling vaguely offended and greasy. So when I dove into this new novel, the darling…
Reporting from the literary hub of the universe
Last night I went to see Gary Shteyngart read at Magers & Quinn. It was surprisingly delightful. Surprising, because in the past I have not been so kind to Shteyngart’s writing (see here or here)…
Notice of official policy changes for Supergenius, Inc. & I Will Dare
In an effort to maximize resources and minimize ishiness, the Department of Policies & Practices at I Will Dare (a subsidiary of Supergenius, Inc.) has made a few additions to the 382 policies that govern…
Misery loves company
I need you to journey back in time with me. Back to the place before my brain was infected with Scott Pilgrim and when Ariel Schrag was the queen of my graphic novel universe. Remember…
The K-Tel record that scared the crap out of me
I didn’t grow up in a house with a lot of music. I’m not sure if that’s because my parents just didn’t care about music or because they lost most of their possessions in a…
‘Fiction is payback for those who wronged you’
Thankfully, my friend Steve thinks more photographically than I do. If it weren’t for him making an incredulous you have to take a picture of this face accompanied by subtle hand gestures, I’d have missed…
How the Internet failed me and then modestly redeemed itself
Today has been filled with all kinds of epiphanies, both major and minor. Epiphanies that I am in the process of sorting out into words that I can share with the Internet. Having epiphanies is…
Things we can be done with now: A list by someone who is cranky
Consider this a follow-up to How to Succeed in Blogging without Really Trying and How to Annoy the Hell out of Everyone on the Internet. Minimalist Posters (see also: here, here, here, and here) Bitching…