The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin
The Inheritance trilogy ; book 3 Oh my god, you totally need to read this series. It is so awesome and just plain great. Go read it. Am I overselling it...
4 October 2018
The tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu
Translated by Edward G. Seidensticker I have decided that I should try to read more “world literature”, not just modern fiction but books that might be regarded as classics from around...
30 September 2018
Confronting the classics by Mary Beard
I feel like I’ve been reading this book since forever, which is pretty much true as I started reading it back in February. But it is a collection of essays/reviews so...
29 September 2018
All the Rage
Most great activists—from Ida B. Wells to Dolores Huerta to Harvey Milk to Bill McKibben—are motivated by love, first of all. If they are angry, they are angry at what harms...
29 September 2018
In good faith
I’m wary of that narrative: “Look at this genius who made this show.” Wrapped around that is something that has been discussed a lot recently, which is the confusion of genius...
23 September 2018
Rocky dir. by John G. Avildsen
I cannot believe I’ve never reviewed Rocky before, but then again it is one of those films I’ve seen so many times, and before blogging was ever a thing, so in...
22 September 2018
Everything you know about obesity is wrong
“We all have to do our best with the body that we have,” she says. “And leave everyone else’s alone.” Hobbes, Michael – Everything you know about obesity is wrong, Huffington...
20 September 2018
Everything you know about obesity is wrong
individuals are not averages Hobbes, Michael – Everything you know about obesity is wrong, Huffington Post
20 September 2018
TBR update
Well, it has been quite a while since I’ve done a TBR update, April to be precise. Since then I’ve only added 13 titles. I think that’s not too bad… it...
17 September 2018
Black 47 dir. by Lance Daly
In 1847 Martin Feeney returns home to Ireland to find his mother and brother dead, his nieces and nephew about to be evicted, and death and starvation everywhere. And then the...
16 September 2018
Beast dir. by Michael Pearce
If you are anything like me, you hear a film called Beast and think of Beauty and the Beast. And then you see the main character in a yellow dress, with...
10 September 2018
Ip man dir. by Wilson Yip
It is 1935, and everyone in Foshan, China lives a wonderful life. Martial arts schools are everywhere, and Foshan has some of the best. But one master, Ip Man, does not...
3 September 2018
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