August 2011
6 posts
“In my next life I want to live my life backwards. You start out dead and get...”
– Woody Allen (via santosha65)
“He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write. He is careful of...”
– Annie Dillard
What Do Women Want?
Kim Addonizio
I want a red dress. I want it flimsy and cheap, I want it too tight, I want to wear it until someone tears it off me. I want it sleeveless and backless, this dress, so no one has to guess what’s underneath. I want to walk down the street past Thrifty’s and the hardware store with all those keys glittering in the window, past Mr. and Mrs. Wong selling day-old ...
You Are What You Read (And Listen To)
Personally, any day dedicated solely to reading and cooking dinner for your pops would be a good day, but I came across some engrossing, thought-stirring material that I very much want to share:
In the first segment of this week’s Slate Culture Gabfest podcast, Slate critics and writers discuss the movie The Help. It is the most thorough treatment of the movie that I’ve come across...
