Recent Twittering- kepkanation: Every time I swear I'm going to be good, they have a cupcake bake sale in the cafeteria. It's for a good cause = doesn't count, right?
- kepkanation: I had no idea: FEMA follows Waffle House test after disasters. http://t.co/HyAJuwb6
- kepkanation: Life imitates absurdity | Inside Higher Ed: http://t.co/nGziLgiF
Author Archives: Jenn
Speaking of Hillary Clinton, how about Sigourney Weaver’s new gig?
This sounds like a show I’ll definitely put in the queue next fall (via Alyssa Rosenberg): I’ve been saying repeatedly how excited I am for Political Animals, the USA Network’s six-hour show this summer about a First Lady turned divorced … Continue reading
Posted in politics, pop culture
Tagged bill clinton, fall tv, hillary clinton, political animals, sigourney weaver, usa network
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Political zombies: Gingrich, Edwards, and the value of losers
I finally finished my time warp read of the week, Game Change, yesterday. Nothing was really new in the book — I felt like I’d already read and read about all of its most titillating revelations — but I did … Continue reading
Posted in politics, xpost to Open Salon
Tagged election 2012, mitt romney, newt gingrich, politics, rick santorum, zombie candidates
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How to Tell Your Parents You’re a Creepy Psychopath Model
There’s a game I like to play when watching commercials or scanning through magazines or, you know, accidentally reading through the HuffPost Entertainment page for an hour on a Sunday afternoon. This game is called, “How would you explain this … Continue reading
Review: K is for Killer by Sue Grafton
K is for Killer by Sue Grafton My rating: 2 of 5 stars Maybe it’s pointless to jump into reviewing this series midway through, but K is the first book in Grafton’s alphabet so far that’s seemed much different than … Continue reading
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Tagged alphabet mysteries, book reviewing, books, k is for killer, sue grafton
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So sad about Anthony Shadid
What a great writer. What a great loss. Anthony Shadid, currently reporting for The New York Times, apparently died today in Syria after an asthma attack. From the Times’s front page story: Jill Abramson, the executive editor, informed the newspaper’s … Continue reading
Posted in current events, news
Tagged anthony shadid, anthony shadid rip, night draws near
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Chipotle = Apple?
Matt Yglesias argues, “In many ways, the Chipotle burrito is very similar to the iPhone.” It’s an interesting theory. I know which one I’d rather have for lunch, but the stores have a certain symmetry. I did not know this … Continue reading
Review: The Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach My rating: 4 of 5 stars Halfway through this book, I had to set it down for a few days. “I want to read more, but I don’t want to read more,” I … Continue reading
Attention, Mr. Saha: You are in a spy movie
If this happened to me, I’d immediately get a hat and sunglasses and a bus ticket in someone else’s name directly for the border, because there’s just no way this doesn’t mean you’re about to be in computer-security action movie. … Continue reading
