Tag Archives: Reading

Now Reading: Malaysia Airlines flight 370, Beats music, Scarlett Johansson

Posted on March 18, 2014 by

A few things I read around the Web today … A simple theory about the Malaysia Airlines jet We’ve all been fascinated by the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370. It’s impossible not to be interested, if not obsessed, with … Continue reading →

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Now Reading: True Detective, journalism in the new media world, Elisabeth Moss, Peter Lanza

Posted on March 11, 2014 by

A selection of stories I read around the Web today … True Detective finale Slate’s David Haglund and Willa Paskin exchanged emails immediately after the finale and break it down … Haglund is more OK with all of the show’s … Continue reading →

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“Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls,” part II: David Sedaris’ book of essays

Posted on February 27, 2014 by

For part I of my “Lets Explore Diabetes With Owls” review, click here. *** Instead of posting something midway through David Sedaris’ latest book of essays – “Let’s explore diabetes with owls” – like I intended to do, I plowed … Continue reading →

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Now Reading: Internet ruining TV, write like Hemingway, dating apps, LeBron James in GQ, bullet wounds

Posted on February 21, 2014 by

A selection of stories I read around the Web today … How the Internet sucks the joy out of TV shows Vijith Assar had an interesting essay on Wired the other day about how the Internet, and how we align … Continue reading →

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Now Reading: Eric Church, Bill Murray’s career, Netflix vs. HBO, Michael Sam, amazing photos, Roger Angell

Posted on February 17, 2014 by

A selection of stories I read around the Web today … What did you read? Eric Church profile I stumbled across the profile linked above through this shorter post from Patrick Doyle in Rolling Stone on Eric Church, and both … Continue reading →

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David Sedaris’ “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls,” part I

Posted on February 12, 2014 by

Next up is David Sedaris’ latest book of essays, “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls,” and I ripped through the first 84 pages within a day or two of picking it up. First off: I have no idea what the title … Continue reading →

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Vanished, part II: The end for the Arnett airmen

Posted on February 9, 2014 by

For part 1 of my “Vanished” review, click here. *** In the last “Vanished” post, the remarkable World War II book by Wil S. Hylton, I wrote that two things in particular would gnaw at me until they were resolved: … Continue reading →

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