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26 books 2008: August

08.31.08 // 26 books 2008 // (1)

Five books finished this month, including one of the monsters I’ve been working my way through.
Book 28: Night Work by Thomas Glavinic
Book 29: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Book 30: Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Book 31: Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau
Book 32: Reading Like A Writer by Francine Prose

Sting: my prejudices confirmed

08.30.08 // music // (0)

From this month’s Uncut:
“I’ve only ever been interested in material success. [...] If I was specific, I’d sound crass … I mean, basically, I want gold records, money, fame… to enjoy being me.”
Sting, 1980

Ignoring the Olympics

08.09.08 // sport // (3)

I’d like to join Duncan and Graham in registering my lack of interest in the Olympics. Graham rounds up a compelling list of reasons to ignore this particular Olympic Games, while Duncan provides a very good summary of why the event itself is a irritating:
The Olympics is just the place that shows all the worst [...]

The accent game

08.05.08 // Odds and ends // (0)

This will fill a few minutes. I’ve never heard of the Language Trainers Group but they’ve created a viral game in which you need to identify the accents of 16 people. I thought a couple of these were very misleading but I did better than I thought I would: I got 41 points.
They’re looking for [...]

Someone needs anatomy lessons

08.03.08 // Odds and ends // (0)

Either that or he really needs to find a better gynaecologist for his momma.
“Niggas want me dead but they scared to step to me,
Rip they guts out like a hysterectomy.”
Ghostface Killah, The Champ

26 books 2008: July

08.03.08 // 26 books 2008 // (0)

July’s books have taken me past 26 for the year so far. Last year I didn’t reach 26 until September and in 2006 it took until December to reach that point so I’m making progress.
Book 26: Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans edited by Dave Eggers
Book 27: Man in the Dark by Paul Auster