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Archive for January, 2010
In Defense of Food, by Micheal Pollan
The hard part is the follow through. We hear all the time about the dangers of processed foods, and many of us have experienced first hand the benefits of a healthy diet, at least a healthy meal or two, and the satisfaction of real food. I feel better physically if I eat my vegetables and [...]
Riding home on the Ballona Creek Bike Path
All my blogs have been on hiatus over the holidays, not so much because of the usual events, but because I moved twice in the last three months. I have finally settled in Culver City, a couple of blocks south of the Ballona Creek Bike Path. I live just ten minutes from the beach now, [...]
A Wolf at the Table, by Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroghs is a talented writer with a tormented past. His memoirs have made best-seller lists; he is riding the cutting edge of literary trendiness. Memoir! You should write a book! Its all the rage these days; I hear it myself at cocktail parties. How flattering to think we could finally be recognized for all [...]
Augusten Burroughs on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos
I found this hipster-lit vid on YouTube. I will probably soften up on Augusten Burroughs as I read more of his work. At the moment, though, I’m asking myself, “If you got famous for making art out of your most miserable experiences, would you ever stop thinking about them, and just enjoy your life?”
Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell
Here is a book that knows what the modern novel is about: a postmodernist classic. David Mitchell makes skillful use of his writer’s bag of tricks. The storyline is chronologically creative; a series of short stories link through coincidence and theme. The characters are unique, while the theme develops historically and ideologically. By the end [...]
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