Bookroll
- Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel
- David Rakoff

- 3 wds: Rhythmic Raw Rakoff
- The Signal and the Noise
- Nate Silver

- 3 wds: accessible, insightful, broad
- The Casual Vacancy
- J.K. Rowling

- 3 wds: captivating, political, believable
- The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War against al-Qaeda
- Neil Shah

- 3 wds: Captivating, informative, redacted
- The Blank Slate
- Steven Pinker

- 3 wds: Rant, lengthy, correct
- The Trial
- Franz Kafka

- 3 wds: Disheartening, linear, skippable
More Books ยป
Monthly Archives: May 2005
Fox Mulder Is Deep Throat
Growing up watching the X-Files resulted in me viewing FBI agents’ attempts to thwart government conspiracies as commonplace. Hence my disappointment today when we learned that Mark Felt, then #2 at the FBI, was Deep Throat–Woordward’s anonymous source in the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
The Gay Goalie
Featured on the front page of ESPN is a fellow Camp Wigwam alum, Andrew Goldstein. The story is about being an openly gay athlete at the upper level of sports. Congrats to Andrew for being an All-American, this amazing goal … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
Hannah And Martin
Went to Theatre J with Taren and Rain last night, where we watched Hannah and Martin, a play about the philosopher Martin Heidegger and his student/paramour, Hannah Arendt. The play raised several moral conundrums, the primary of which was what … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
2 Comments
Star Wars Bartering
On Wednesday night, some co-workers, Rain, and I went to the midnight showing of Episode III at Gallery Place. The theatre sold so many tickets, it had to increase the number of theatres showing the movie from three to six. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
The Next Ila Borders
A great article in the New York Times about Katie Brownell, who pitched a perfect game (all strikeouts) in little league. I believe the antiquated 1952 ban on women MLB players is still in effect, which is why Ila Borders … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
The Darth Side, Or, “Tomorrow I may strangle General Veers”
This creative blog should help tide you over until Episode III is launched. (Start with the first entry and work your way forward.)
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
If Only Democrats Spoke Like This…
Have a look at British MP Galloway’s testimony to Sen Coleman’s committee.
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
You are a part of a Rebel Alliance and a … Cheesecake?
For the movie-watching tonight: In other news, Chu and I had a great time camping with part of the West Wing crew in the Shenandoah valley last weekend. Highlights included: buying a local paper, finding out about the mountain(side) cafe … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Test Of Patience
First off: Star Wars: Episode II party, my place on Tuesday. If you’re reading this, you’re invited. It’ll be low-key: just some cheesecake-eating and Attack Of The Clones watching to refresh everyone’s memory before Revenge of the Sith opens. Now, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
3 Comments
Freddy’s Debutant Ball
Friday evening I headed over to Sean and Nick’s for a guys-only game night. Got there in the middle of a tournament-style (ie, winner-take-all) poker game, plopped down my three bucks, and proceeded to take everyone’s chips :) I got … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment






