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Recently Read (& An Infestation of Books!): Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance. Soulless.
I don't know why I do this to myself: I go to the library to return books, and I leave with more books. This time, I was stopping by to return Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance and Soulless, and I came out with The Maze Runner, Beautiful Creatures, and Naughts & Crosses.
First, to briefly feature these:
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On Reading Muchly
I read a lot. I am a first year PhD student in the humanities, and I take four classes a semester. This means I read the equivalent of about two to four books per week for school,[ 1] depending on the week. On top of that, I read about a book a week for fun[ 2] (YA or popular fiction), follow about 40 blogs, and read miscellaneous news articles. ( Read more... ) -
They're fictional ... and rolling in cash
The fantastic Fug Girls included this in yesterday's Fugs and Pieces, and frankly, I'm dismayed I was never aware of this in the past. Forbes magazine compiles an annual list of the fifteen wealthiest fictional characters, and this year's selections have just been posted. Logical candidates such as the tooth fairy ("Rumored to sell baby teeth to ( Read more... ) -
DOM
No, that is not an acronym, but rather the name of a Massachusetts-trio whose delightful beachy-psychedelic electropop will make you want to throw yourself a dance party.
Things bode well for this young band: their debut EP, Sun Bronzed Greek Gods, is out now on CD from Burning Mill Records (see pretty album cover); their track "Burn Bridges" was ( Read more... ) -
Jónsi. Go
You can stream Jónsi's debut solo album, Go, in its entirety until its April 6 release on NPR. It is absolutely GORGEOUS, in equal turns surreal and jubilant. Click through the album image for the NPR page.
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No One Knows About Persian Cats
I'm kind of excited about this movie, though I cannot figure out when it's actually being released in theaters.
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A variety of apples in stereo
It's difficult to get a good apple this time of year. So, here are some musical ones.
Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit - "Oh To Eat An Apple" - From the 2007 self-titled EP
(If anyone knows where I can buy or otherwise obtain this song, let me know.)
Slow Club - "Apples and Pairs" - From their 2009 LP, Yeah So.
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Team zombie
The fantastic book trailer for Dawn of the Dreadfuls, prequel to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
Click to view