Year: 2004

Please allow me to wax political here for a moment. If you don’t want to read my political ranting don’t click below.

Carrie A.A. Frye, a.k.a. CAAF, is again guest-blogging over at Maud Newton’s place and today she mocked traditional book reviews by outlining them this wa...

How convenient! Just as I finish reading The Picture of Dorian Gray I stumble upon a review by Jeffery Eugenides in LA Weekly (via Cup of Chica). Eugenides, aut...

I will admit that I am not a fan of Oprah. I think her show is all too often emotionalism or psychobable dressed up as serious discussion. But I have to admit I...

Remember how Republicans hate art and all things beautiful? Well, it looks like President Bush is going against type. Here is the latest from the National Endow...

Lest I be accused of focusing too much on non-fiction, let me note a fiction review that has peaked (piqued?) my interest. Tom Perrotta’s Little Children ...