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Archive for June 2008

the best lack all conviction

On 30 June 2008

ZOO STORIES 1. We went to Brookfield Zoo last week, which is fixed in my mind as “the zoo that is not free,” spoiled as I am by the nearness of Lincoln Park. It was pretty good but man, you have to really plan your attack, and have an All-Day Big Outing mindset instead of […]

to paraphrase an old axiom

On 20 June 2008

TWO GREAT CHILDREN'S AUTHORS WHO HAVE AT LEAST ONE REALLY FUCKED-UP BOOK Johanna Hurwitz. The author of beginning chapter books like Busybody Nora and Rip-Roaring Russell makes a huge mistake with the first in a new series called “Park Pals.” It's PeeWee's Tale and a synopsis follows. Ready? Okay. Kid gets a guinea pig from […]

your father loves chandeliers

On 10 June 2008

WHO CARES WHAT I THINK (BOOK REVIEWS) 1. I was surprised at my enjoyment of Nobody Passes, since part of me was expecting a so-so academic book that I would slog through because of my insistence on reading all things gender-related. While not every essay is stellar (that would be a lot to ask), there […]