Bring it in, y'all. It's time for a mid-week roundup. Heeyaw!
The Hunger Games!
I was going to write a review on The Hunger Games, but I couldn't quite figure out why I had no real cheers or jeers for it. Meaning it was good enough, but not great. But this person I know called Chris Clark wrote a review for collaboration blog Part Time Authors that pretty much covers it. Plus he's funny, to boot. http://bit.ly/HjGuo2
I stumbled on this hideous observation about reactions to race in The Hunger Games in an article called "Racist Hunger Games Fans Are Very Disappointed" on Jezebel.com. It's pretty unbelievable. http://bit.ly/GO1eUh
Language!
An article by famed modern linguist Ben Zimmer in the New York Times about how the term "Ms." came to be. (Zimmer is always writing for the New York Times or on NPR or something.) It's a really nice example of how long it takes language to change and how language change is inevitable. http://nyti.ms/HmJW0m
Book!
I'm not sure where I heard about the book Jeff, One Lonely Guy. So this guy named Jeff Ragsdale put up these flyers in Manhattan asking people to call him because he's "one lonely guy," and he ended up talking to thousands of people around the world. It sounds fascinating. But I have to admit that I want to read it because it really appeals to my voyeuristic tendencies. http://amzn.to/GEvhyq
Cat!
Just a picture of a cat doing his best Gandalf impression. http://bit.ly/GHWLR0
I hate to say it, but the cat was the best part of this post. More cats!!!
ReplyDeleteNoted. I'm not really feeling these roundups anyway so I'll probs just move on.
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