Archive for October, 2008

Books of the States

Omnivoracious pays homage to the literature of the states, based on order of joining the union and number of electoral votes.

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Some buried Stout?

So I kissed her. It was either that or slug her. Did a Rex Stout book inspire Chandler’s famous line?

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Vacation reading

Remember the Graham Greene rule of packing books: pack the opposite of where you are going.

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Wednesday night: GYWO meets Authoritarian Idol

Burned out on election talk, yet unsuccessful distracting yourself from it? I’ve finally given up. If you, too, are ready to embrace the inevitable, come out to Maxx Klaxon’s (some say he bears an uncanny resemblance to your friend and mine, Maximus Clarke) Authoritarian Idol extravaganza tomorrow (Wednesday) night at Monkeytown. It may be the only time you get to . . .

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