Monthly Archives: September 2004

Debates and the Daily Show

I will not be watching the debates tonight. There are two reasons for this. I think they’ll make me angry (well, angrier). I have to work. Fortunately, I will be home in time for the Daily Show, which will no … Continue reading

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Wednesday Whatevers

This week’s Wednesday Whatevers.

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Voila.

My review of Shaun of the Dead is up at The Bottom Line. Hooray.

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New Shakespeare Class about to start

Well, all, Othello has concluded and my Shakespeare class is taking a week off before starting up again on October 10. If you were thinking about signing up, now’s the time! Email me or leave a comment if you’re interested … Continue reading

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Darth Vader fans, unite!

IN the current issue of Premiere magazine, Virginia Madsen replied to the question “Who is your favorite Star Wars character?” with: Darth Vader. I was a very young adolescent, and I found him incredibly sexually attractive. The evil, emotionally crippled … Continue reading

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Fat/Thin

I was poking around Jennifer Weiner‘s blog (she wrote Good in Bed, among other things, and while I have yet to read one of her books I am convinced that when I finally do, I will like them) and found … Continue reading

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Indecision? Hah!

Question: do my readers kjnow anybody who hasn’t already decided who they’re voting for on Nov. 2? I don’t know a single person who can’t tell me exactly who they’re voting for. I don’t know a single person who hasn’t … Continue reading

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I’m baaaaack

Well, kids, I have returned. Once I’ve had a chance to go through the tons of pix I took, I’ll post some here. I had a fantastic time and am now all tired and ready for a break. Why do … Continue reading

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Oscar Wilde’s Last Stand: Decadence, Conspiracy, and the Most Outrageous Trial of the Century

by Philip Hoare I’m about halfway through this book and am loving every minute of it. It examines the conflict between those who admired what Oscar Wilde stood for and those who hated what he stood for. The conflict finally … Continue reading

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The Bachelor’s Cat

by L.F. Hoffman What a charming little book! A touch sentimental, maybe, but unembarassedly (and unembarassingly) so. It’s the sweet story of a bachelor who finds a stray kitten and how that kitten helps him choose between his hot, passionate, … Continue reading

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