Well, they would be dead by now.

Moby Dick is frickin’ great. People are so weird about books.

Maybe not to you. Maybe the weight matters to someone else. Maybe it’s the thickness of the book; I have a slim messenger bag that makes it difficult to fit in a fat book. But the point is, it’s nobody’s business if I want to cut a book up to make it more convenient to carry, or even just on a whim. I don’t need a…

I know for a fact that there is nothing decent to eat at ATL, so this list is bullshit. Also, the rankings should separate sit-down fine dining experiences from good fast casual options, because most travelers rarely have time to get a sit down meal. You want a place where you can get a tasty bite during a quick…

I’m not sure how you think Kurtzman and Goldsman could get Chabon and Stewart to work on something if it were just a nostalgia trip.

Patrick Stewart. Michael Chabon. That’s all I need to know.

*begins filling in “Star Trek Hater” bingo card*

If this were just a nostalgia trip, I don’t think Patrick Stewart would be involved.

They were moldy.

OK, I see your point, but isn’t that also the only acceptable motivation for carrying around an intact copy of Infinite Jest?

Which motivation? The stated motivation of convenience? Or your imputed motivation of “fetishization”? What would be an acceptable motivation?

Some of us just don’t like reading e-books. I spend my work day staring at a screen, and a lot of my off-time staring at a screen (like reading the AV Club, for example, or playing video games), so I like to not to have to stare at a screen to read a book. I also like long books. I’ve never deliberately cut up a book,…

Rubber bands are your friend!

Bookbags and backpacks do not actually reduce the weight of a book. I don’t know about you, but when I buy a book, it’s for my personal reading purposes only, and I hope to re-read the book, if it’s good. So whether anyone else wants to use it or not is irrelevant. It doesn’t become trash just because it has lost its…

I like long books, at least if they’re good. Haven’t read Infinite Jest, but I did read Gravity’s Rainbow and A Suitable Boy. I’m always a little disappointed when a good book comes to an end.

Honestly, I think it’s time to retire the word “fetishizing”. Ripping a book in half is not fetishizing the book or making it “bespoke” any more than doodling on the cover or making margin notes would be. There’s nothing at all wrong with just ripping a book in half (as long as it’s your own book). If you prefer…

Yeah, like how did they end up with the Medium Place? That required the Good Place to stick up for something?

Also, this:

It’s a very bad movie. I only saw it because I’m married to a Central Asianist who just can’t resist a movie set in “Turgistan”.

The story is more hole than plot. I mean, if the One faked his own death, how does he still have access to his fortune? Why is he the one making a fetish out of calling everyone by their numbers when he, as the guy who recruited them, knows their names and personal histories? How does everyone get on that fucking…