What's the weirdest baby name you've ever heard (or considered)?
Charisma Carpenter has always struck me as odd. As are the curious old-fashioned names that come from other virtues: Capability, Prudence, Purity, Increase, Virginity, Faith, Merit, Charity.
It makes me wonder what names would come from more contemporary values: Tolerance, Green, Capital, Multi-tasker.
And I thought human sex and reproduction was complicated: An escalating sexual arms
race between male and female mallards over which sex gets to control
reproduction has resulted in increasingly longer phalluses and ever
more elaborate vaginas. Photo Credit: Patricia Brennan
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I am eagerly awaiting this book, and Miranda July has the best book promo website using kitchen appliances that I've ever seen. Go to: http://noonebelongsheremorethanyou.com/
I think I found my new nightshirt today.
A film for typography geeks everywhere. Check out the schedule to see when it's coming to a theater near you.
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Helvetica will screen at film festivals, museums, design conferences, and cinemas worldwide, followed by the DVD release this fall.
Helvetica by Gary Hustwit
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Helvetica will screen at film festivals, museums, design conferences, and cinemas worldwide, followed by the DVD release this fall.
Helvetica by Gary Hustwit
In honor of St. Urho's Day, I'm rereading Tove Jansson's delightful Moomintroll books. The Moomins are classics from Finland that have been experiencing a bit of a resurgence in popularity here in the U.S. Not only are the books being reissued in translation, but you can buy Mommin dishes and figurines if that kind of thing strikes your fancy.
Later this evening, again in honor of that dubious saint, I'll drink a fine bottle of wine. Alas, it won't be Finnish.
Later this evening, again in honor of that dubious saint, I'll drink a fine bottle of wine. Alas, it won't be Finnish.
In one of the most surprising paperback cover redesigns in recent memory, Allegra Goodman's quietly lovely novel about truth, perception, and the scientific method gets recast as chick lit. Not that there's anything wrong with chick lit, but wow. What a difference a year makes in the life of a book
Book: Show us one of your favorite cookbooks.
The Splendid Table is a classic--not only a wonderful cookbook but a good read and an offbeat travel guide to the region. It would be one of my desert-island books.
Many of the recipes are complex, like the porcini lasagna, but it's worth investing the time to do them. Others, like the garlic soup, are breathtakingly simple. My signed copy of this cookbook is among the most worn and stained in my kitchen.
Many of the recipes are complex, like the porcini lasagna, but it's worth investing the time to do them. Others, like the garlic soup, are breathtakingly simple. My signed copy of this cookbook is among the most worn and stained in my kitchen.
What I read this weekend. Western adventure with style. I guess Estleman's written about 50 books, but this was my first of his. Will be looking for more.
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