Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Week Nine, Book Ten
Event
7:30 pm
Location : Prudential Hall
(*NJPAC description)
websites:
http://www.mayaangelou.com/
http://www.mayaangelou.com/AngelouBooks.html
http://www.lordly.com/images/stories/ADOBE/PledgeYouthPoem.pdf
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Tribute
Date & Time: Mon, Mar 5, 2007, 8:00pm
Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
Venue: Kaufmann Concert Hall
by W. H. Auden
Perfection, of a kind, was what he was after,
And the poetry he invented was easy to understand;
He knew human folly like the back of his hand,
And was greatly interested in armies and fleets;
When he laughed, respectable senators burst with laughter,
And when he cried the little children died in the streets.
Paid On Both Sides (1928)
Monday, February 26, 2007
Graphic Novel
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Illustrated Book
This illustrated book is only 37 pages long, but a fun read nonetheless. I happened to come upon this when I was doing some research yesterday in the local library on my latest author, whom I'm obsessing over. I found that he has not only written a ton of novels, nonfiction and poetry, but he wrote a few screenplays. The one that stood out for me was the movie Smoke, starring Harvey Keitel and William Hurt . Which led me to remember another movie that I loved, the follow up to Smoke called Blue in the Face, starring Michael J. Fox and Roseanne.If I recall both movies have great soundtracks.
(click for links) Smoke and Blue in the Face
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Fitness
I Make My Own Rules by L. L. Cool J and Karen Hunter
Ll Cool J (The Library of Hip Hop Biographies) by Richard Juzwiak
And The Winner Is¿ by Ll Cool J and Jib Jab Media
Ll Cool J (Hip-Hop) by Brian Baughan
My Top 10 Favorite LL Cool J Songs:
Friday, February 23, 2007
Week Eight, Bonus Review
*He is also a translator, poet, editor, contributor, script writer and more recently film director.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Week Eight, Book Nine
http://www.nypost.com/gossip/gossip.htm
http://www.radaronline.com/features/2006/10/drinking_drugging_and_page_six.php
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Poets & Writers Magazine
Here is one of his newest poems, enjoy:
He dropped his pencil
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Comic Convention
Both Days Open to the PublicFans and soon-to-be fans are invited to see what's new, get the inside scoop and the behind-the-scenes buzz on Comic and Graphic Novels, Anime and Manga, Games, Movie Studios and TV, Video Game Publishers, Toy Companies, Licensing Companies, Retailers and Dealers, Artists Creators.
New York Literary Institution
Feb 27, 2007 7:00-9:00pm
KGB Bar
85 East 4th Street, NY
212-505-3360
http://www.kgbbar.com/
Cooking Magazine
http://www.rachaelraymag.com/
Be sure to check out the "web exclusives".
Week Seven, Book Eight
Nora's blog: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nora-ephron/
free books: http://www.books-media-rewardpath.com/rd_p?p=104136&t=3077&c=537360&gift=21997&a=21997-nora%20ephron
movie credit: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001188/
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Let Them Eat Cupcakes
The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook: Old-Fashioned Recipes From New York's Sweetest Bakery
by Jennifer Appel
Buttercup Bakes at Home: More Than 75 New Recipes from Manhattan's Premier Bake Shop for Tempting Homemade Sweets by Jennifer Appel
Suggested Reading
Here is Irena's latest suggestion via email:
"So the author I thought u might like is Chuck Klosterman...Right now i’m reading Killing yourself to Live by him...which rocks. I think you would especially like it because you are a music lover. He writes about an assignment he was on from Spin magazine to do a cross country expedition to all these death sites of famous rockers that died tragically. In the midst of this he discusses a bunch of other stuff like love, sex, and drugs...u know the good ole American things."
Thanks Irena! I have been meaning to check out Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story, but after reading the review for Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota it's a no brainer which one I am reading first. I can't wait to rock it out in Fargo!
A guide by Amazon Earworm "Amazon Music Editors"
Monologue, A Must See
(This above book description came from http://www.amazon.com/)
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Happy Valentine's Day!
is slow to mate;
he finds a female, they show no haste
they wait
for the sympathy in their vast shy hearts
slowly, slowly to rouse
as they loiter along the river-beds
and drink and browse
and dash in panic through the brake
of forest with the herd,
and sleep in massive silence, and wake
together, without a word.
So slowly the great hot elephant hearts
grow full of desire,
and the great beasts mate in secret at last,
hiding their fire.
Oldest they are and the wisest of beasts
so they know at last
how to wait for the loneliest of feasts
for the full repast.
They do not snatch, they do not tear;
their massive blood
moves as the moon-tides, near, more near
till they touch in flood.
From The Complete Poems of D. H. Lawrence, edited by V. De Sola Pinto & F. W. Roberts. Copyright © 1964, 1971 by Angela Ravagli and C. M. Weekly, Executors of the Estate of Frieda Lawrence Ravagli. Used by permission of Viking Penguin, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Writer's Block
I recently went to see Peter Bjorn & John @ Mercury Lounge in NYC and was not disappointed. Although, there are many reviews out there that bashed their fans behavior and the excessive camera/phone usage at their shows, I for one thought that they were very upbeat and fun. I just bought their latest CD Writer's Block and haven't taken it out of my car in the last 3 days. If you like their sound, then I suggest you grab another one of their Cd's called Falling Out.
Novel Turns 50 Years Old!
Cool Kerouac Sites:
http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~gallaher/k_speaks/kerouacspeaks.html
http://www.rooknet.com/beatpage/writers/kerouac.html
http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/patc/ontheroad/
Sunday, February 11, 2007
New Novel, Classic Author
First Novel In A Decade
In his latest novel, The Castle in the Forest, he imagines the early life of the 20th century's foremost representative of evil, Adolf Hitler, as narrated by one of Satan's minions.
other works by Mailer:
THE NAKED AND THE DEAD, 1948
THE DEER PARK, 1955
THE WHITE NEGRO, 1957
ADVERTISEMENTS FOR MYSELF, 1959
DEATHS FOR THE LADIES, AND OTHER DISASTERS, 1962
THE PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS, 1963
AN AMERICAN DREAM, 1965
CANNIBALS AND CHRISTIANS, 1966
THE BULLFIGHT, 1967
WHY ARE WE IN VIETNAM?, 1967
THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION, 1967
THE ARMIES OF THE NIGHT, 1968
THE IDOL AND THE OCTOPUS, 1968
MIAMI AND THE SIEGE OF CHIGACO, 1968
RUNNING AGAINST THE MACHINE, 1969
OF A FIRE ON THE MOON, 1970
THE PRISONER OF SEX, 1971
KING OF THE HILL, 1971
THE LONG PATROL, 1971
ST. GEORGE AND THE GODFATHER, 1972
EXISTENTIAL ERRANDS, 1972
MARILYN, 1973.
THE FIGHT OF GRAFFITI / WATCHING MY NAME GO BY, 1975
THE FLIGHT, 1975
GENIUS AND LUST, 1976
SOME HONORABLE MEN, 1976
THE EXECUTUONER'S SONG, 1979
OF WOMEN AND THEIR ELEGANCE, 1980
PIECES AND PONTIFICATIONS, 1982
THE ESSENTIAL MAILER, 1982
ANCIENT EVENINGS, 1984
TOUGH GUYS DON'T DANCE, 1984
HUCKLEBERRY FINN, 1985
HARLOT'S GHOST, 1991
PABLO AND FERNANDE, 1994
OSWALD'S TALE: AN AMERICAN MYSTERY, 1995
PORTRAIT OF PICASSO AS A YOUNG MAN, 1995
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE SON, 1997
THE TIME OF OUR TIME, 1998
INTO THE MIRROR by Lawrence Schiller, 2002
THE SPOOKY ART, 2003
WHY ARE WE AT WAR?, 2003
MODEST GIFTS, 2003
THE BIG EMPTY, 2006
THE CASTLE IN THE FOREST, 2007
Friday, February 9, 2007
Week Six, Book Seven
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Author Alert
Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
Mojo Magazine
site: http://www.mojo4music.com/newissue/
radio: http://www.whatson.com/mojo/
UnCut Magazine
Coming Soon
Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell catapults us into the hilarious, provocative and heartbreaking life and words of one of the most irreverent and revered storytellers of our time. A five-person ensemble performs Spalding Gray's legendary stories and monologues -- interwoven with previously unpublished letters and entries from his personal journal. (review from site)
tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1098051
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Newest Book Club Selection
Reading group questions:
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides/blind_assassin.asp
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385720953&view=rg
To Read or Not to Read?
Reading Sites
Highly Recommended
Book Drop
BookCrossing.com is a labor of love that was conceived and is maintained by Humankind Systems, Inc., a software and internet development company with offices in Kansas City, Missouri, and Sandpoint, Idaho. Looking for a break from the doldrums of creating yet another e-commerce website (that's just what the world needs), or email server application (oooh, those are doubly exciting), Humankind partner Ron Hornbaker sought to create a community site that would be the first of its kind, that would give back to the world at large, and that would provide warm fuzzy feelings whenever he worked on it. BookCrossing.com was the result.
Book Club Results
If you would like to check out more news on Iran here are some sites to consult:
country profile:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/790877.stm
Islamic Republic New Agency:
http://www.irna.ir/en/
Iran Chamber Society:
http://www.iranchamber.com/history/rkhomeini/ayatollah_khomeini.php
Library of Congress:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/irtoc.html
Overall, I think that the style of this memoir was completely different from most that I read due to the rich journalistic style. I would love to know what she has been doing since 2001 and if she is still in Beirut. Lipstick Jihad is about the search for home. Moaveni, I hope you have found "your" home.
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Upcoming Book Talk
Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
purchase tickets: http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?productid=T%2DLH5PH06
P.S. I have tickets for this since Fall (2006) and cannot wait to attend. The 92nd Street Y is one of my favorite places to visit in NYC.
"Morgan StebbinsIt’s not just for the dead! Using Jungian tools to decipher the text, see just how and when we can act to change our patterns of behavior during the critical ”bardo” or in-between phases of experience. Bring your bad habits and your imagination.Morgan Stebbins, MDiv, CSW, is a Jungian analyst in New York and a faculty member of the C.G. Jung Foundation. A series in partnership with the C.G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology."
Comic Book
Review: This was a free comic from June 2005 that has been sitting in my "to read" comic book basket. I figure if it is good enough to be a video game, then it must have some entertaining qualities. Definitely worth the read!
Comic and Game sites to check:
Alias Comics= http://www.aliasenterprises.com/index.html
Video game= http://www.xiii-thegame.com/uk/faq.php
Children's Book
CookBook Review
Review: If you are looking for a few good staple Italian dishes and fast, check out this new cookbook by the one and only star of Growing Up Gotti http://www.aetv.com/growing_up_gotti/.
Hot Italian Dish not only offers recipes, but often hilarious stories of Gotti's family life and her outrageous and hectic celebrity lifestyle. Mangia!
Some Recipes inside:
*Tricolor Salad with Goat Cheese and Raspberry Balsamic Vinaigrette
*Tuscan Vegetable and Bread Soup
*Stuffed Artichokes
*Rigatoni in Spicy Cauliflower Sauce
*Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage
*Veal Chops with Prosciutto and Mozzarella
*Italian Wine Pudding
Lecture Alert
"Jared Diamond, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning Guns, Germs and Steel, is the epitome of the celebrity scientist. His lectures routinely draw thousands of rapt listeners, who walk away with a deeper and more nuanced view of the development of human civilization and the continued gulf between rich and poor in the global community."
Drew University, 36 Madison Avenue, Madison NJ 07940, (973) 408-3000
http://www.drew.edu/
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Week Five, Book Six
I am a huge fan of McSweeney's http://www.mcsweeneys.net/ , Believer http://www.believermag.com/ and Wholphin http://www.wholphindvd.com/index.php magazines which are worth checking out online as well as your local bookstore.
Sample list from this book:
I N F R E Q U E N T L Y A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S BY JT DOBBS
1: Can I top off your warm salt water?2: Does this sound infected?3: Who's her favorite bass player?4: Why is your spleen like that?5: Is he going to perpetuate that misconception all night?6: But how do you get it to float next to the VCR?7: Why brown?8: Did you say "Massachusetts?"9: Was that when you noticed my uncle's birthmark?10: When does the next Frenchman go by here?11: Who said anything about yachting?12: Isn't that the guy from Psychedelic Furs?13: Why was that written?14: What's with the hedge trimmer?15: Could you please stop looking at my bowling trophy?16: You call yourself a witch doctor?17: Couldn't you at least have buried the can opener?18: What do you know from black lung?19: More duck sauce?20: Who dat talkin' 'bout beatin' dem Bengals?