Literature makes for strange book fellows…
I never thought that I would see Tina Fey surrounded by such a motley crew of neighbors. Read more…
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BiblioGeek: James Franco at the Library
As surreal as it may sound, yes the James Franco goes to libraries and in an even more bizarre twist-he films himself doing it then posts it on Twitter. (Yes he is now on Twitter)
James Franco, a pensive reader, author, and former library volunteer Photo via: thefablife.com
Apparently he used to volunteer at the Palo Alto Children’s Library. Two things pop out…
See. Fame. Write: Lindsay Lohan
Turns out La Lohan will add writer to her resume.
At least that’s what many in the blogosphere are saying.
Lohan reportedly filled notebooks with material for an upcoming memoir during her brief stint in jail.
Well…
Do We All Write Alike?
I think I’ve officially become one of those out-of-the-loop people. It’s only natural that after college and almost a year of not interacting with a large group of young people, watching TV more than 3 days a week or being constantly on Facebook, I don’t know what’s going on with the “young” people.
It’s alright, though. I’ve discovered that the rest of the world is only a few days behind the cool kids.
Keep that in mind when I tell you about my “amazing” discovery: I Write Like.
Apparently it became a big trend online.
For those of you who already who heard of this feel free to roll your eyes long enough for me to explain it to the rest.
Sassylicious putdowns
We’ve all enjoyed a good “yo momma” joke now and then. The utterance of the punchline causes us to reflexively utter, “Oh no you didn’t,” “Burn!” or the staple of academic expression: “Oh Snap!” Society has exiled the “put down” to the fringe of acceptable behavior, often citing it as immature. However, we all know that a good put down bestowed by the right person will be immortalized in local lore due to its lyrical properties. If this happens with mere mortals’ verbal configurations, what can we expect from the most prolific writers in this realm, then?
Only the best, of course.[*] The Examiner publishes a tribute to the most sassylicious put downs uttered by masters of the written word…about other masters of the written work. Here are 10 of my favorites in no particular order…
Literary Heirs (+Update)
In reading the works of great authors there is never really any doubt about their literary legacy. Words can be preserved hundreds of years after the author. However, we often forget that these authors are actual beings that existed and enjoyed lives beyond the literary. They possibly had wives, sons or daughters, and even grand children. It is one thing to read the works of these people, it is another thing entirely to have to put up with a writer and his faults.
I’ve often thought about how strange it might be to have to carry the name of someone like Ernest Hemingway. There are expectations and suppositions attached to it–mostly pseudo-scientific hopes that the literary genius is a genetic condition that can be passed on generation to generation.
Therefore, I thought I’d sort of cool explore some of the heirs of literary royalty and see how these relationships have influenced their lives.
Ghost Writing
From: univision.com
Remember Ghost? Where Patrick Swayze’s character communicates with the living via Oda Mae (played by Whoopi Goldberg)? Well, Cristina Castrellón claims she’s had a real Ghost-like experience.
The Artillery of Words: When good words go fab.
Julio Cortez/Houston Chronicle
Artillery of Words recognizes innovative use of words and unforgettable quotes that can come across in reading or in life. The phrase comes from Jonathan Swift.
In dagger-contests, and the artillery of words,
(For swords are madmen’s tongues, and tongues are madmen’s swords.)
This quote made me think of the internet and the way that things are instantly published causing a war of words to sprout almost instantly and boil into an maddening frenzy as well as the way that new words can be created almost out of thin air. Anyway, below are a few words I’ve run into recently that I think are pretty interesting.
Baloney has a first name…it’s O-S-C-A-R.
Okay so the title may be a bit misleading (but catchy,right?). To tell you the truth I’m not particularly upset with the way the Oscars went yeseterday because I sat through the whole broadcast. ALL 3 HOURS AND 37 FREAKIN’ MINUTES OF IT.
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By the end of it my mind was mush and I was simply too bored to fight anything. I couldn’t remember what I would fight about. The few things I did notice were:
1. George Clooney was awfully cranky. Yes, I understand that he was in on the joke at the beginning of the show, but still. Throughout the broadcast the camera would cut to his Royal Sourpussness.
2. The costume design winner was kind of snarky. If you win an award, don’t point out that you have two just like it at home. No matter how much you work that dress, snarky is not a good accessory. In fact, it starts to look an awful lot like something else beginning with a “B”.
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