May 19th, 2010 | by theorist | published in history, reading
I celebrated my 29th birthday earlier this month. It was a tough day (not because it was my birthday, but for other reasons), made better by two birthday thoughts I received. I’m going to share them here because I continue to find them tremendously powerful and beautiful and true…
January 21st, 2010 | by theorist | published in books, reading
I finally read and finished Cormac McCarthy’s The Road.
November 3rd, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, culture, design, paper art, photos, publishing, reading
Photos, e-readers, and typography…
October 23rd, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, culture, design, friday artist, publishing, reading, writing
Thinking of trying something new… and old.
October 22nd, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, design, publishing, reading
I spent 120€ on 290€+ worth of books. Not bad!
October 12th, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, culture, design, publishing, reading, writing
I can’t wait for the Frankfurt Book Fair! It starts this week…
August 21st, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, ftbc, reading, writing
“Aracataca, García Márquez’s birthplace, could be a modern Eden, after God kicked Adam and Eve out–it’s a place that’s beautiful, ugly, and forsaken…”
July 13th, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, reading
There’s a very good chance that I would never have read Infinite Jest without this extra bit of motivation.
June 4th, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, reading
Yeah, that’s right. The fade theory book club.
May 6th, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, culture, design, reading
Domy Domy Domy Domy Domy Domy
April 28th, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, culture, design, publishing, reading, text art, writing
linky link link
March 26th, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, culture, history, reading
“Seriously, the New York Public Library has a secret room reserved for people with book contracts?”
March 26th, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, reading
Do you have a dedicated reading room?
March 10th, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, culture, history, news, publishing, reading
My jaw dropped today when I saw it’s been a month since my last post. Where does the time go? Well, lately it’s been going to work, Mo, and apartment hunting. After 2.5 years of sitting on the couch while I work, it’s just time to get a bigger place so I can have a [...]
February 9th, 2009 | by theorist | published in books, culture, history, publishing, reading, writing
The Bat Segundo Show is always a fun listen, but some episodes are of particular interest. This time it’s an interview with Azar Nafisi (BSS #260). Azar Nafisi is most recently the author of Things I’ve Been Silent About, as well as Reading Lolita in Tehran. Check it out.
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