Audio: Share a song that makes you nostalgic. Submitted by Alex. Electric Avenue Eddy Grant It doesn’t get much better than Eddy Grant’s Electric Avenue. Sophomore year of college. 314 Mason Hall. My two best friends in the world are there, bobbing their heads to this Room Of Pi theme song. Emily (ESG) and I… Continue reading Vox Hunt: Takes Me Back
Vox Hunt: Required Reading
Book: Show us a book everyone should read before they die. Submitted by Rob. The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster Other suggestions: The Book Thief 3 comments A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Life of Pi The Great Gatsby (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com. Click here for the original post and comments.)
Links for 5.1.07
Here’s an internet trove of wonderful old pictures. The menu bar is on the left; it can be a bit hard to find between the ads. Essential Architecture has a list of places in the world to see in your lifetime. Click on a city name to see a more extensive list for each location.… Continue reading Links for 5.1.07
Top Five: Caldecott Books
Last summer I completed my quest of reading all 69 Caldecott Medal winners. Since then, one of my favorite children’s book authors and illustrators, David Wiesner, won the 2007 Caldecott Medal for Flotsam. The Caldecott Medal is primarily recognition for outstanding art and illustrations, though how these illustrations work with the text of the book… Continue reading Top Five: Caldecott Books
Hoboken Photos
Ryan and I just got back from a walk, and I took some random photographs of things or scenes that caught my eye. (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com.)
Vox Hunt: It’s Been With Me Forever
Show us something you’ve had for a really long time. Submitted by dee. If I were at home, I would have a lot more very old things to pick from. But after looking around my apartment, it seems clear that, besides my body, this copy of Where the Wild Things Are is the thing I’ve… Continue reading Vox Hunt: It’s Been With Me Forever
Kurt is up in heaven now.
Well, I’ve composed myself a little more since 8 am this morning. I’ve been reading a lot of wonderful things about Vonnegut online, and I’m going to compile them here in a humble little attempt at a tribute to one of my greatest heros. First, a wonderfully appropriate quote from an interview: VONNEGUT: Well, there… Continue reading Kurt is up in heaven now.
Goodbye Blue Monday
Kurt Vonnegut has passed away. I don’t have words to express how sad I am. So it goes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut NYT Article (This post was brought over from emilyw.vox.com.)
Latest Purchases
Friday I bought Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose. My mom loved this book, and it looks great. It’s also recommended by McSweeney’s. Today I bought Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson. I’ve been wanting to read more biographies, and this one was just released today. I’ve always been intrigued by Albert… Continue reading Latest Purchases
Beautiful Saturday
Today was a gorgeous spring day. Warm and sunny, with a bright blue, welcoming sky. Ryan and I walked all over Greenwich Village, Noho, and East Village. We visited 5 bookstores we had never been to. My favorite was St. Marks Bookshop, it was very trendy with great displays. I got the new Paris… Continue reading Beautiful Saturday
On my nightstand 3.31.07
I’ve seen cool features on other book blogs where you take pictures (or describe) what books are on your nightstand. This is not at all a picture or description of everything on your To Be Read List, but just a picture of what things you keep by your bed for daily or frequent reading. Mine… Continue reading On my nightstand 3.31.07
Vox Hunt: Enjoy The Sunset
Show us your favorite sunset picture. Submitted by B. Mag. This one is my favorite. I took it my first evening in Nice, France: I also love this one. I took this on my 21st birthday in San Francisco. I don’t know the person in the picture, but they seemed happy to be alive. It… Continue reading Vox Hunt: Enjoy The Sunset