February 2012
13 posts
Book Stalker: “The Anti-Foodie Foodies: Has Food... →
Oh man—I am reading this book and loving it, and very sad to have missed the Housing Works event! Highly recommended for people who wish Michael Pollan and Barbara Ehrenreich had a baby like 30 years ago who then grew up to be a food journalist.
bookstalker:
So my notes from this meta-ish “anti-foodie foodie” event at Housing Works Tuesday night are a bit nonsensical (“fetishization of...
“Now those of you who’ve been reading this blog for a bit know I’m no...”
– From Don Linn’s post on the IPG-Amazon debacle.
Look, I fully agree that publishers and consumers need to step up and say no to these sorts of practices. But I believe that the ‘just change the game’ argument falls a bit flat, considering the obvious discrepancy between a...
“Now, come to find that my book has been pulled in a dispute between Amazon and...”
– From Jim Hanas’ post: “Chickens, Roosting.
Go read all of Jim Hanas’ take on Amazon’s latest move, this time delisting IPG distributed ebooks. If you’re unfamiliar with the situation, please read the Publishers Lunch piece. Still have questions? Please email me or...
WatchJob: done for money, 9-5
Career: advancement and promotion
Calling: intrinsically fulfilling
This TED talk on the importance of sabbaticals has my number.
And Now, a Downton/30 Rock Parallel
IT’S SO TRUE.
lazybookreviews:
(spoilers)
Dr. Clarkson = Dr. Spaceman
“Oh, I know I said you’ll never walk or have sex again, but I just made that up. What you WILL have is a nasty bruise on your spine!”
“Humans need more animal blood; it keeps the spine straight.”
