Monday, March 29, 2010

Vanishing Acts

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On my Jodi Picoult binge, I've just finished Vanishing Acts , another one of her works. I wasn't as hooked or impressed with this no...
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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Foo Fighters Unplugged

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It's about time that Foo Fighters did Unplugged . The show has been allowing artists that are not Unplugged -worthy. They are either too...
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Memoirs: The Criticism

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Memoir is definitely my favorite literary genre. Don't ask me why, but I find something entirely powerful with a person who opens themse...
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Saturday, March 27, 2010

The Dahn Yoga Cult

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Yesterday, I read an article in Rolling Stone on the Dahn Yoga Cult. I had never heard of them before, but I was somehow sucked into the art...
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

From the Lives of My Friends

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The New Yorker has really got me into the twin poets Michael and Matthew Dickman. Every time I see a poem of theirs, I get really excited. I...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

Cryonics

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Have you ever heard of cryonics? This morning, I read an article in The New Yorker on cryonics. I have heard of it before, but I had never r...
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Ashes of Roses

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In the spirit of the historical fiction research paper my students are writing, I chose to read a popular YA historical fiction title, Ashes...
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Friday, March 19, 2010

Live Your Life

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This blog post is ENTIRELY NOT MINE. I am copying it over from an issue of The New Yorker . It is written by Dave Cowen, and it is absolutel...
Friday, March 12, 2010

Imagery-Rehearsal Therapy

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Ever have recurring bad nightmares? Well, according to a study completed by Barry Krakow in 2001 (published in The Journal of the American M...
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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Change of Heart

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On my rampage of reading Jodi Picoult novels, I have just finished reading another one of her novels, Change of Heart . At first, the plot d...
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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Wood

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Here comes another poem from a November 2009 issue of The New Yorker . It's another one that caught my eye and I would like a little bit...
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Friday, March 5, 2010

Grooveshark

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Pandora Radio fans: I call to you! If you like listening to music--especially those who stream it online--check out Grooveshark. It combines...
Thursday, March 4, 2010

The Burglary

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Back to some poetry: This poem was published in last year's (2009's) New Yorker issed in November. It speaks of a burglary and the a...
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Cold Souls

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Paul Giamatti's latest film was quite out there. I commend him for doing such a different film than he's used to, but it wasn't ...
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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Survivor

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No, this post is not about the television show Survivor . This post is about Survivor, an excellent book by one of my favorite writers Chuck...
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Saturday, February 27, 2010

The Invention of Lying

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Ricky Gervais is a comic genius. In my opinion, he is changing comedy and how we view it. Whether it's television (with The Office ) or ...
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Friday, February 26, 2010

Shrink

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Sundance films always intrigue me. And, movies that include Kevin Spacey also intrigue me. Thus, I picked up Shrink and in the end, I really...