I will see any film if Anna Kendrick is involved. I’ve watched Pitch Perfect at least monthly since it was released on blu-ray (and three times in theaters before that); I watch videos online of her appearances on late night TV when I’m in a shit mood and need a boost. So obviously, I pre-ordered the shit out of this book. It did not disappoint. Unfortunately, it came out a week after the election, so it is possible that it didn’t get the attention it […]
What the heck are baggywrinkles?
Given to me as a birthday present, I was intrigued by the title and cover of “Baggywrinkles: A Lubber’s Guide to Life at Sea”. At the time I joked that it was a good length for me to include in my Cannonball Read this year. This past Saturday I was running out the door to sit in a waiting room and needed a new book to read. I reached for a sci-fi novel called “Nova” that’s been waiting to be read for months now only […]
“And they burned waxily ever after…”
Save Wax is about a town called Paraffin, Vermont, and how some of its residents were murdered and replaced with wax figures. It’s also really, really funny. One of the residents, Poppy, was disgraced on a nationally televised talent show. She throws herself into serving as president of the drama club, the Giddy Committee. After her biggest bully pulls yet another prank on her, Poppy visits the local candle factory to get to the bottom of things. She ends up meeting a mysterious old woman […]
For your Pajiba 10 Consideration: Hunky Hairy Feminist
In the interest of full disclosure and some not so humble bragging, Rob Delany retweeted a tweet of mine. It was from my work account about Medicaid expansion, but nevertheless, I consider it the high point of my professional social media career. This experience alone would have compelled me to purchase his book. But in addition to being hilarious on twitter, Rob is the co-creator of Catastrophe. This show, available on Amazon Prime, is hilarious and heartbreaking and hits too close to home sometimes. Rob […]