January 2011
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Just finished reading... Cleopatra: A Life
It’s a cliche to say someone “makes history come alive” with their writing, but it’s also the best way to describe what Stacy Schiff does in “Cleopatra: A Life.” It’s a compelling, accessible book that explores the life of the most famous woman you probably know next to nothing about.
Cleopatra’s story was initially told by people who hated her,...
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Just Finished reading... Decoded
“Decoded” is not an autobiography. In it, Jay-Z does not chronicle his journey from the streets of the Marcy projects to the world stage. He doesn’t talk about his relationship with Beyonce. He doesn’t even say where the name “Jay-Z” comes from.
Which isn’t to say he doesn’t talk about his past or name drop a few celebrity encounters. But the book...
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Surprise! NBC orders pilot of Kelley's "Wonder...
dcwomenkickingass:
In a surprising reversal of fortune, news broke last night that NBC is moving forward on David E. Kelley’s Wonder Woman show and has ordered a pilot. While it doesn’t mean the show will be on the schedule, this is a important step forward in getting a show made.
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Couple of things:
1) I hope the plan is to have Wonder Woman in costume when she’s fighting...
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Whenever someone finds out I have a nook, they almost always say the same thing:
“I could never use an ereader. I like real books.”
And they say it in a condescending tone. After all, these people like real books. Not imaginary books like the ones I have loaded on my fancy electronic device.
I find this annoying, because the obvious implication is that I don’t like...
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“If I die of vanity, promise me, promise me they bury me some place I don’t...”
– “At The Hundredth Meridian”, The Tragically Hip
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Let’s see how I did with my “things to do on winter break” checklist, shall we?
get caught up on my ever-growing stack of unread comic books
Only got through about half of the stack, but I finished off three series that had ended (“Unknown Soldier”, “Air”, “Madame Xanadu”) and I’m caught up on several others. Still, I fell short of my...
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One of my goals for this winter break was to get caught up on my ever growing pile of unread comics. In that pile were issues of two titles I’d dropped in the past and recently decided to try again, “Justice Society of America” and “Teen Titans.” Having just caught up on both, I thought I’d share some thoughts.
First, a little background.
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