Category: articles
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Kindle Faults :: 10 Things My Kindle Can’t Do
There are 10 things my Kindle can’t do. These Kindle faults show the power of preferring a standard paperback: Exist without a Power Source – Unfortunately, somebody bought out Nicolae Tesla’s patents. As is, we have no Tesla Coils to transmit electricity to our Kindle through midair. I’ve had two separate occasions where I ran out…
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Gloria in Profundis by G.K. Chesterton
In keeping with our annual tradition — Christmas readings of the best Christmas stories — here’s a poem by G.K. Chesterton entitled Gloria in Profundis. It’s a poem about how the fall of God is greater than the fall of man: If you’d like to hear more of the best Christmas stories, click here. cover…
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First Snow for NYC Falls in Sunset Park
Went on a long walk with T after NYC’s first snow for the season happened tonight. It was a gentle first snow. So she wrote our initials like love birds and even asked echo to contribute. Echo doesn’t cut corners. I feel like adding a new version of Sleeping at Last‘s “Snow” since I’ve…
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A Christmas Carol Stave 3 : The Second of Three Spirits by Charles Dickens
Keeping my tradition of Christmas readings of the best Christmas stories, here is A Christmas Carol Stave 3 : the second of Three Spirits by Charles Dickens. This section focuses on the ghost of Christmas present: If you’d like to see more of the best Christmas stories, go here. Stave One Stave Two
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Kubo and the Two Strings Analysis
Thanks to Micah Foreman for lending me his copy of Kubo and the Two Strings. I first heard about this film from Patrick Rothfuss back in May. Obviously after Coraline, I’ve been a big fan of Laika and I’m looking forward to their Wildwood adaptation, though I doubt it’ll come out quickly. In any case,…
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Boys Kissing Boys
I kiss guys. No I’m not gay (I’m not even bisexual anymore). And no it’s not sexual. I just greet other men with kisses. Oh, it’s not every man I meet – only close friends that know me. The ones who know me seem not to mind. The ones that did mind at first are…
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The Gift of the Magi by O’Henry
In keeping with my tradition here of reading the Best Christmas stories every year, today we’re reading The Gift of the Magi by O’Henry. It’s a wonderful tale about sacrifice and generosity in this season of cold and poverty: If you’d like to hear more of my Christmas readings of the best Christmas stories, click here.
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Journalists: We Seldom Know WHY Something is the Case
It drives me insane when an author titles an article Why something is the case when they really mean “How” something came to be or “What” we’ve decided to call it. labels + instructions ≠ explanations To expound: labeling a thing for your readers or offering them DIY instructions for making or using said…
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Santagonistic : Word of the Day
san·tag·o·nistic /sanˈtaɡənəstik/ adjective noun: santagonist; plural noun: santagonists a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something obsessed with Christmas consumerism; an adversary to Christmas externals, though not necessarily the Christmas spirit per se. Example: “Sufjan Steven’s song Christmas Unicorn is santagonistic to holiday shoppers and Hallmark.” synonyms: adversary, opponent, enemy, foe, rival,…
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Six to Eight Black Men by David Sedaris
In keeping with our tradition here of the Best Christmas Stories, I’m reading Six to Eight Black Men by David Sedaris. I have Andy Nash to thank for showing me this one. It’s a story about how the Dutch dress up in blackface to accompany Santa Claus — and why we too might have such offensive and…
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Best Christmas Stories : Annual Christmas Readings
Every year, I add some more of the best Christmas stories to my backlog of Christmas readings. This year, I’m a little more organized: I’ve streamlined my recording equipment (by which I mean my iPhone uploads a whole heck of a lot faster than that thing which plugged into my old iPod nano as well…
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New York Dictionary : Hand-Held
What New Yorkers think of when they hear “hand-held” :