Sunday, April 29, 2012

Highly-Anticipated Movie Reviews: "Damsels in Distress"

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The latest in an occasional series comparing my anticipation of a movie with the post-viewing reality... Title of movie: Damsels in Di...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

La vie est ailleurs

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Having one of those insanely busy weeks where I am being hit with about a dozen deadlines at once, so even though there's a lot of stuff...
Thursday, April 5, 2012

New Favorite Song: "The Chapter In Your Life Entitled San Francisco" by the Lucksmiths

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"Is it April yet? A valid question (to which the answer is "yes") -- but I'm not asking you that. Rather, I felt like q...
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

"Bernadette" and False Endings

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Oddly enough, I'm reading two novels in a row that mention/discuss the song "Bernadette," by the Four Tops. From A Visit fro...
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Saturday, March 31, 2012

"A Visit from the Goon Squad": Coming Full Circle

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I picked a good week to read A Visit from the Goon Squad , which my mom gave me for Christmas. It felt appropriate to read the 2011 Morning ...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Meeting Emma Straub

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Between the time I bought my ticket to the Magnetic Fields concert a few months ago and the time I attended the show on Saturday night , I h...
Monday, March 26, 2012

The Magnetic Fields at the Fox Theater, Oakland: Love and the Lack Thereof

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I was at Oakland's gorgeous/kitschy Fox Theater on Saturday night to see the Magnetic Fields' tour in support of their new album Lov...