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Random Observations Where was I 45 years ago today? Sitting in a Catholic school second grade classroom. Why aren’t I surprised? Although U.S. airlines claim to have rescinded or reduced their fuel surcharges because of the dramatic decline in gasoline prices, many of them simply “folded the amount of the surcharge into the airfare.” Bookish […] Bulletin Board I’m in the process of trying to decide what reading challenges to do next year. I’ve already decided to join Notable Books, kind of a reading challenge blog where you read and post reviews of books from notable lists as I figure I often use those lists. I’m also giving consideration to the […] Bulletin Board Look what the election hath wrought already: reports that Bruce will release an album about the time Obama is sworn in. There are also unconfirmed reports brief U.S. and European tours will follow. Bookish Linkage Evidently, publishers also find a memoir by President Bush “resistible.” (Via.) In contrast, Roberto Bolaño’s 900+ page 2666, […] Bookish Linkage After the minor uproar caused by a Nobel Literature Award judge saying the U.S. was too insular, here’s an idea: be less insular. If you for some reason doubt we suffer literary insularity, it’s estimated that translated works account for only 0.6% of all the new fiction titles being published in the U.S. […] Bulletin Board I’ve posted a review of Broadcast Sessions 1958-1959 by the Miles Davis All-Stars over at Blogcritics. Bookish Linkage Amazon gives a book review thief his comeuppance — sort of. Flashlight Worthy combines lists and books to come up with “handpicked book recommendations on hundreds of topics.” (Via.) Meanwhile, here’s some recommendations for drinking […] |
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