To honor Black History Month I was prepared to make a “my favorite books I own by black Americans” video. But when preparing for this video, I noticed that I own very few books written by black Americans. I have plenty of books by non-whites and non-Americans so I can check diversity off of my white-guilt bucket list, but black Americans specifically seem under-represented. This video asks, why?
Also, I’ve somehow managed to work farts into this video. You’re welcome MLK.
@calebjross Just finished your book #StrangerWill and I totally cried. my God. I wasn’t expecting this!!
— MartheBozart (@MartheBozart) February 4, 2013
Many people don’t realize that the term Super Bowl is trademarked, and is actually quite expensive to use, which is why one is likely to hear a version of the term “The Big Game” as a replacement in media not directly connected to the NFL.
What about all those other ubiquitous terms out there that are also trademarked? I’m going to look at 4 such terms in an effort to make you think I’m some fancy learnin’ specialist.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a book review. It feels weird, like I’m returning to an abandoned lover, hoping for a warm reception. Please, viewer, take me back!
This time I’m looking at The Colony by Jillian Weise, a novel about a science collective/get-away for people with genetic abnormalities. But this book is less The X-Men and more if Gilmore Girls had predispositions to suicide and strange abilities to grow missing appendages. Trust me, it makes sense.
Should you be interested in reading The Colony, I’d appreciate you purchase using the link below (I get a very small percentage):
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Like most reasonable people, I tend to shy away from the grandiose, unachievable New Year’s Resolutions. Really, even though it took you 30 years to gain all that weight, you’re going to lose all of it in a single year? Sure, that’s reasonable.
Rather, I’m sticking to some promises that I might actually be able to keep. Join me. We can underachieve together.
I once again grace the liternet over at Slothrop.com with an article whose title might just be more compelling than the content.
No, really, you should read it though. Realize that you have to just tell a goddamn story.
The title says it all. I give a few books what’s coming to them. The torch comes this time to Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, Philip K. Dick’s A Scanner Darkly, Amy Hempel’s The Collected Stories, Denis Johnson’s Tree of Smoke, Lorrie Moore’s A Gate at the Stairs, and J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye.
Truthfully, I have no anger with these books.