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Ok, I have 8 minutes before today is over, and I have nothing to post because I’ve been in New York all day. Also I’m writing this on my phone. So you get the picture that my friend Paula took of me today at a fancy cafe in the Village. … Continue reading
I’m spending my day watching Lord of the Rings, extended editions (or as far as I get, anyway). There will no doubt be some Chinese food at some point. I’ve never had a traditional Jewish Christmas — I’m looking at this as an opportunity to explore my heritage. The folks … Continue reading
You know what? I apologize. There was not nearly enough Krampus in that last post. The internet is all about Krampus this year (for the obvious reason that he’s awesome), so allow me to further Krampus up your day. Anthony Bourdain made a Krampus video. It’s a pretty good overview … Continue reading
Out of curiosity, Kate Harrad was inspired to genderswitch the characters in Pride and Prejudice, and then to follow it up with a Sherlock Holmes story. She simply changed names, titles, pronouns, and “a handful of details to keep it broadly believable.” The results are surprisingly fascinating. The two links … Continue reading
Cammy is a “loser” in typical high school novel style: she’s awkward, shy, the butt of jokes, and only has one friend — Gerdi, the perpetual Danish exchange student. When she starts receiving mysterious texts promising to help her get revenge on her popular classmates, she does what the texts … Continue reading
A friend just alerted me to this ad for Hunger Games nail polish on Bookshelves of Doom. “Capitol Colours,” it’s called: “What will you be wearing at the opening ceremonies?” Really? Isn’t this kind of like selling fake Dalmatian-fur coats to girls who want to be glamorous like Cruella deVille? … Continue reading
Oh! I can’t believe I haven’t announced this here! John Green (author of An Abundance of Katherines, Looking for Alaska, and Paper Towns) has a new book coming out: The Fault in Our Stars. Such a big, anticipated release needs a tour, of course. Tours, as we all know, need … Continue reading
J was born Jessica, but it never felt right. Inside, he knows he’s a boy. No one in his life gets it: his mother, his father, his somewhat self-absorbed best friend Melissa. He runs away from home to live as a man, but of course he can’t hide his secret … Continue reading
I’m sorry everything’s been so quiet this fall in Parenthetical-land. I don’t want to get into everything here, but I haven’t been so inspired to write lately. And of course, the trouble with going awhile without writing is that you lose momentum. The first post back has to be The … Continue reading
