August 2010
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“People who see life as anything more than pure entertainment are missing the...”
– When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, pg. 51
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“What’s with these recumbent bicycles? Listen, buddy, if you wanna take a...”
– When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, pg. 51
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“Now, generally, all this obsession with appearance has one purpose. It’s...”
– When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, pg. 25
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I'd Know You Anywhere: A Q&A with Laura Lippman →
bitchmedia:
You bookworms out there probably don’t need us to tell you about Laura Lippman. You already know that she’s an award-winning novelist, best known for her crime stories (which feature awesome…
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“When we talk about a great groove in music, we’re not talking in some jive...”
– This Is Your Brain On Music, pg. 170
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“Neil Young’s one album of fifties doo-wop (Everybody’s...”
– This Is Your Brain On Music, pg. 146
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“Consider that at a very early age, babies are thought to be synesthetic, to be...”
– This Is Your Brain On Music, pg. 128
“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a...”
– Jeanette Winterson (via planetickets) (via cinderellainrubbershoes) (via restyourboneswithme) (via brightlywound) (via teapotsonfire)
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Glenn Beck Trades Insults with Stephen King →
Quite rightly, Stephen King called Glenn Beck “crazy” when the subject came up in an interview. Like the childish, childish man he is, Beck fires back while on Bill O’Reilly’s show. The link from Media Bistro has a video of O’Reilly’s show and a link to the full transcript.
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The Guardian: Barnes & Noble For Sale →
B&N, which owns 720 high-street shops in all 50 American states, announced it was calling in the investment bank Lazard to advise on strategic alternatives including “a possible sale of the company” after a 45% slump in share price in the last year.
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“The essential point here is: What we perceive as color is not made up of color. ...”
– This Is Your Brain On Music, page 24 