Go see this play. It’s pricey (20 bucks a pop) but so good and bold. I need someone to talk about it with. Friend Beatrix says it’s an elaborate excuse for an extramarital affair; I think it has to be more than that. The Captain is interested in Marxin’ it up. Nah. The Enquirer provides [...]
Archive for April, 2007
The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?
Posted in theatre on April 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Story of the Day
Posted in Uncategorized on April 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Note: I’m trying to read a short story every day, and blogging it when the notion strikes me.
Read “The Great Amphibian” by Michelle Richmond today, which won the 2006 Mississippi Review prize. To see a list of her publications, click here. Wow. I really need to read more of her work, as she incorporates a [...]
More Food Terror
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Last one. Promise.
The clip’s from a documentary called “Our Daily Bread.” I haven’t seen it, but my understanding is that there’s no narration or dialogue–just the sounds of the agrobiz. The film’s German (I think), and I’m struck by how much cleaner the processing plants look than pix I’ve seen of such things over here. [...]
Two Important News Items
Posted in nailing it, politics on April 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
1. Go Ohio! Dennis Kucinich introduces articles of impeachment for Veep Dickie.
2. How-to guide to facism. America pretty much has it covered, according to this Guardian article. Funny thing is that one of my Art Academy students made pretty much the same argument in an essay last year. Albeit in a somewhat less articulate fashion.
Story of the Day
Posted in Uncategorized on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In news of the less-alarming variety, I read a great short story in The Furnace Review yesterday, which reminds me of Judy Budnitz’s “Nice Big American Baby.” Check out the story “Prenatal” by Hal Niedzviecki here.
Do Bees Have AIDS?
Posted in bizarre, food on April 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
If you haven’t yet been terrified by the disappearance of honeybees in the U.S. and abroad, you should be. Though it’s not clear if Einstein really said it, the quote “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years of life left,” even if hyperbolic or falsely [...]
Currently…
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Reading:
Summer People by Brian Groh–He’s the brother of a friend, and the book release party was last weekend–at a bar in Cheviot! I’m actually planning to start this tonight. I love first novels! One day I hope to have one…
Old Journals–Reliving the months during my senior year in college when I was broke and [...]
Spring!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So spring officially began more than a month ago, but it started and stopped. Now it has started for good. I think. I took the good faith measure and raised all the storm windows.
In celebration of the lovely weather, this weekend I:
Went to Ault Park to run around with the dog and play football [...]
Opening Day
Posted in adorableness, sports, vanity on April 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Attempt #2 in the blog world, after the demise of This Mundane Existence. Turns out there’s not much to say about mundanity.
Here’s to second chances. And third chances.
Let’s play ball!
