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[  Mood: Amused ]While looking for the next in the series, I realized that two seperate companies are publishing Philosophy books centered around pop culture. Wiley does the The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series and Open Court does a Popular … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Holding my sleeping son ] While I enjoyed this book, it was far from a perfect read. One of ongoing series of pop culture philosophy books, suffers from the same problem as its bretheren, While it is … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching Colbert Report ]A reminder, this is from a piece I wrote for teh website, but for a bunch of complicated reasons will not appear there. I have not followed the results from the Creative Arts Emmies, … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching The Colbert Report ]This was originally supposed to be an article for the main site, but for a variety of reasons it will not be appearing there, so I thought I would share it here. ***** … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ]When I recently came home from the library, I noticed that three of the books looked eerily familiar. I am sensing a trend in Fanatasy cover art immerging here. Off-center figures in cloaks, that are slightly cropped because … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Silly ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ] Barry Lyga’s name may be familiar to some of you. I featured his first novel, The Amazing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl in one of my What to Read After Harry … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Sleepy ][ Currently: Getting ready for bed. ]Hello all! Horror of horrors – we lost the Internet for over 24 hours. Hense why you are getting this now. But we have it back now . . . and the shakes … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Happy ][  Currently: Watching House ] Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians is a YA novel that a sarcastic, fun filled romp with an author who consistently breaks the fourth wall to talk to the reader. It tells the tale of … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Fed Up WIth Life ][  Currently: Listening to CBC Radio ]Dear Minister Van Loan To say this morning’s news upset me would be an understatement. For my government to think that sending someone who has fled one of the most … Continue reading →

[  Mood: Amused ]OK, so I am not really a teetotaler, as I have been known to have a single malt scotch or two, but I do love tea. Love it. And on my recent trip to Toronto I went to … Continue reading →