52Weeks-52Books

"American poetry is about identity-creds, but the only rule about them is the one Warhol declared..."

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:25:57 -0800

“American poetry is about identity-creds, but the only rule about them is the one Warhol...

Open Secrets: WikiLeaks, War, & American Diplomacy -OR- I'm Feeling A Bit Homicidal & Cannot Seem to Write...

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:02:00 -0800

Week 4 of 52 (part 1 of 2) Open Secrets I have every intention of reading the Gardian’s version of...

Nightshift NYC -or- How Sleepless Nights Can Lend Themselves To New Ways Of Seeing

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:33:00 -0800

Week 4 (7 days late) An aside before I begin. I have not been sleeping well. Most of which can be...

Let The Right One In -OR- How Clearly Much More Horrifying The Humans Are Than The Monsters In This Book

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:49:00 -0800

A long time ago I wanted to grow up to be Clarice Starling. In large part, because, well,how rad to...

Pornografia -OR- How the orchestrated use of sex & violence can expose more about a society in change than either alone

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:34:00 -0800

Week 2 of 52:Pornografia by Witold Gombrowicz -OR- Suck it motion picture association of...

You know you’ve discovered something entirely new to you...

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:22:18 -0800

You know you’ve discovered something entirely new to you when, at 2am on a school night, you find yourself reading aloud.

(picture via the Fantastic Man)

The Art Of Political Murder -Or- How With Great Sacrifice, Impossible Justice Is Attainable

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:44:00 -0800

For this, the first week of 2011, I had the uncanily difficult task of choosing what to read. My...

Once more with feeling...

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:05:00 -0800

Sadly, last year was filled with distractions of all kinds [read: a total motherfucking clusterfuck]...

somethings...

Fri, 28 May 2010 15:16:56 -0700

i am still reading (although I haven’t touched my kindle in months) but writing has not been...

Liar's Poker -or- how easy it is to pretend we understand anything

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:35:00 -0700

This week I’ve been roaming about Austin, watching movies & eating fried pickles.Time...

Unpacking My Library: Architects & Their Books -or- I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:53:00 -0800

8 Unpacking My Library: Architects & Their Books by Jo Steffens I picked up this book last...

"underwater on all my projects at the moment- one week delayed"

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:18:31 -0800

“underwater on all my projects at the moment- one week delayed” - kristin

On The Topic Of Barking Dogs -or- How I Have A Deeply Rooted Love For The Language I Unfailingly Slaughter

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:18:00 -0800

7 Sister Bernadette’s Barking DogThe Quirky History And Lost Art Of Diagramming Sentences For...

Snark: It's Mean, It's Personal, & It's Ruining Our Conversation OR How To Ruin A Conversation By Being Unwilling To Clearly Define The Subject Of Your 'Essay'

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:43:00 -0800

6 Snark -David Denby Let me save you some time. You’re got shit to do.Assumptions to run...

O I’m finding that a good deal of the writing process is resisting the urge to write about how...

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:43:00 -0800

O I’m finding that a good deal of the writing process is resisting the urge to write about how...

week/book 6 is gonna be paper

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:02:00 -0800

week/book 6 is gonna be paper: after 4 weeks in a row of handling the kindle I am taking a break...

The Right Stuff or How A Special Few Agreed To Sit Atop Giant Fucking Rockets & Managed Not To Go Boom

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:55:00 -0800

Week 5 of 52: The Right Stuff by Tom Wolf I don’t know anyone who grew up in the 70’s...

The Dept. Of Mad Scientist Or How A Few Good Bureaucrats Changed Everything By Getting The Fuck Out Of The Way

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:24:00 -0800

Week 4 of 52 - The Department of Mad Scientists: How DARPA Is Remaking Our World, from the Internet...

The Lost Art Of Walking - Or How An Author Can Create For His Reader The Need To Take A Fucking Walk

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:01:00 -0800

I have to admit.I’m sort of at a loss for words.(which for those who know me, is oft not the...

"How I Thought Reading 600 Pages During the First Week Of the New Year and The Week of My Birthday Would Pose Only a Minor Complication" -OR- "How I Learned To Accept Defeat, Reconsider My Options, Be Gifted A Kindle and Move the Fuck On With A Cranky Old Brit"

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:30:00 -0800

Week Two: The Rest Is Noise* 600 pages on the history of 20th century music in 5 days? Possibility: ...