I’m back from my holiday travels via a couple of miraculously on-time trains from Baltimore. There will be New Year’s bloggage about 2004 in review, the ’04 MLA (which I was at), et cetera. Later, because I need a shower. But first, a (belated) public service announcement: If you’re looking for information on how to […]
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I would like to assure everyone that I have never: cheated on a significant other the day they left town; egged anyone else on to do the same; impersonated an Albanian; faked a suicide attempt; or patched up an awkward situation by arranging a mass wedding. I don’t even drink hot chocolate for breakfast. My […]
…which, by now, has made the rounds of the library blogs, as well as some of the scholarly ones, so I feel redundant commenting on it, as well as still rather amateurish compared to lots of the other people who’ve done so already. However, I will say that it’s not every morning that you start […]
The Wandering Moleskine Project weblog. What an absolutely brilliant idea. I may sign myself up to contribute. Via Space and Culture, which in turn is via Caterina. Also, vilaine fille has rapidly become one of my favorite new blogs. Look at what she has to say on the subject of why opera isn’t just for […]
(This is part two of an occasional series on reading. Part one is here. I’m writing about two kinds of reading: one that acts as a window into other people’s minds and motivations, and one that acts as a mirror for the reader. For those of you keeping track, this is the “window” part of […]
Check out this illustrated version of Dante’s Inferno set in a nightmarish Los Angeles. I’m coveting those lithographs, especially the one illustrating the gates of Hell as the entrance to an underpass, complete with signs that read "Abandon All Hope On Entry Here." (Reminds me rather of Martin Rowson’s fantastically inventive noir comic book version […]
Remember Gerald Allen? The state rep from Alabama whose proposed ban on all gay-themed library books I blogged about last week? Teresa Nielsen Hayden has a post about the latest development. According to the Guardian, George Bush has just invited Mr. Allen to the White House. Because he’s interested in what Representative Allen has to […]
[This is something of a test post, because there was a bit of Typepad weirdness last night. Anyone else try to post and then get prevented from editing?] Do you use Wikipedia? Did you know you can look at Wikipedia content organized by Library of Congress classification? Complete with subclasses. I think that’s kinda nifty, […]
Can’t…resist…Superhero Generator…can’t…resist… Ladies and gentlemen, meet OperaSeriaGirl. She’s fiercer than she looks. Hers is the power of coloratura! She can scale three octaves in a single bound! She can charm rocks and trees into following her! I don’t think I’m quite done. I may come back and add a few more while I’m at it. […]
The glorious thing about recorded opera, on the radio or otherwise, is that you can listen to it on a lazy Sunday afternoon in your living room, with the windows flung open to let in the unusually mild winter air (sorry, any neighbors of mine who may not share my penchant for the Baroque). The […]