Monthly Archives: October 2012
Pic of the Village Now Dark
From Twitter. Crazy. The village totally dark. continued...
What to do during Sandy?
With some unexpected days off, we’ve been hunkering down, battening the hatches, and well yes, sadly, working from home. But now that the five o’clock hour is fast approaching, it’s time to recognize the main continued...
Commissioner Ray Kelly or Professor Plum
…with the wrench, in the parlor! continued...
Penguin House?
What do we think of this fictional logo? Is it even fictional anymore? The latest news on the possible Penguin and Random House merger. continued...
For the Love of Books
Joe Queenan at the WSJ has written an ode to books. The actual, physical objects that people touch and feel and moon over as opposed to the digitized ones. Some of us at The Literary continued...
F. Scott Fitzgerald on the World Series
“Who is he anyhow, an actor?” “No.” “A dentist?” “…No, he’s a gambler.” Gatsby hesitated, then added cooly: “He’s the man who fixed the World Series back in 1919.” “Fixed the World Series?” I repeated. continued...
The Most Important Book of the Decade?
Today, I finished what history may eventually deem to be one of the most important books of our time. The last decade has been one of dramatic upheaval filled with times of immense sorrow, fear, continued...
It’s time you read Jorge Amado
“Virtue might be excellent for getting into heaven after you’re dead, but in bed, my dear Ibrahim, what matters is the flesh, what is properly called ‘matter’” (21). These words ring true throughout Jorge Amado’s continued...