And reputed milkshake sucker, Daniel Day Lewis.

Putin was sad that Bond movies were no longer focusing on Russians, so he decided to bring the Bond villain back to the Kremlin all by himself.

At least you're keeping it light.

I really want to read Marlon James's book!

I tried to be mindful of that. She was given to overgeneralization (she's Chinese American, if that helps) to make for effectively demoralizing scenes of kids who barely care about politics. But she would also reference Tiananmen Mothers and various protests today, especially via weibo. One of the students she…

Yeah, I picked up the book because I suspect that's when a lot of Chinese (and Chinese American) political apathy/even fear really took shape. Such a crushing blow.

Yeah, I've encountered that. Especially on (sometimes) civil message boards for the Economist or something. But it was shocking to see the activists go along with that apathy sometimes. It makes sense, but it felt about as existentialist as any Beckett I've read.

I also got to attend a talk between Aleksandar Hemon and Junot Diaz, two of my favorite authors. It was a fantastic discussion on the value of reading, knowing your history, and their parents' journies as immigrants.

This past month, I read:

Have you spoken with her since? Is she mortified about those days?

There's a gold-framed "Flavortown" hung right above his bathroom.

My choice too! You get to go into a bookstore, find the most anonymous author, and whisper to your agent/whoever that "Hey, this new book sure seems like something Thomas Pynchon would write." And no one could verify anything! Except the author, who's now raking in the cash.

The poster still had Tom Cruise's face plastered over the title, with no other samurai.

The Living Fleshlights

I am sorry Mr. Geek Squad, I seem to have no money. Might there be some other way we can repay you?

A little something for Daddy.

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Aside from the ridiculous blowout that was Game 1, it was pretty tense for a sweep, all the way through. If they'd lost Game 4, there was little chance Zito could put out another inexplicably good performance (are was there??).

Black metalllll
Black metalllll
Lay down your soul to the gods Foods and Whole!

Headlines like this bother me. David Anthony corrects well in the review itself, changing "expands beyond metal's confines" to "expands its confines." But the idea that metal can't be good unless its more than metal is both dismissive of the genre's power and resonance, as well as ignoring bands that have played with…