March 1, 2012
The Fat Years

The Fat YearsThe Fat Years by Chan Koonchung
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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February 13, 2012
Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar

Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar: Stories of Food during Wartime by the World's Leading Correspondents (California Studies in Food and Culture, 31)Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar: Stories of Food during Wartime by the World’s Leading Correspondents by Matt Mcallester
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A wonderfully engrossing assortment of stories of war, horror, humor and food. Tidbits about Kim Jong-il’s obscenely rich tastes, Ariel Sharon’s (barely) hidden gluttony, the contents of MREs, the favored fusion cuisine of Iranian student protestors and much more. These largely personal tales are crafted by a top-notch assortment of global correspondents and almost every story is a gem.

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February 9, 2012
Dear Apple, I know it’s not your idea, but this DRM thing isn’t goint to work if you don’t let people play iTunes content on wide-screen TVs. Sincerely, Chris (CC: MPAA)

Dear Apple,

I know it’s not your idea, but this DRM thing isn’t goint to work if you don’t let people play iTunes content on wide-screen TVs.

Sincerely,

Chris

(CC: MPAA)

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January 19, 2012
Someone may take offense to this… tough!

BBC reports that the “Society of Young People who have a literal belief in the story of a human faced pegasus that flew a ‘divine prophet’ 767.92 miles from Mecca to Jerusalem so that this said prophet could meet earlier prophets (as well as the creator of the universe)” continue to stand by their complaint that people who don’t believe in such nonsense should show deference to their metaphysical beliefs.

On the upside, there haven’t yet been any bombs planted, murders or death threats issued. (Unlike similar incidents involving French magazine Charlie Hebdo or Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten).

More here.

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December 16, 2011
Heather Reisman CEO Indigo Books & Music Inc.468 King St. West, Ste. 500 Toronto Dear Ms. Resiman, Although I am pleased to see some of these books in the remaindered section, why the heck are Sylvia Browne and “Healing Crystals and Gemstones” filed as non-fiction? That’s deceptive. Some innocent person may walk by and think psychics are real or that quartz can heal cancer. Please make it stop. Your fan, Christopher Myrick

Heather Reisman
CEO Indigo Books & Music Inc.
468 King St. West, Ste. 500
Toronto

Dear Ms. Resiman,

Although I am pleased to see some of these books in the remaindered section, why the heck are Sylvia Browne and “Healing Crystals and Gemstones” filed as non-fiction? That’s deceptive. Some innocent person may walk by and think psychics are real or that quartz can heal cancer. Please make it stop.

Your fan,

Christopher Myrick

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December 15, 2011
forlackofabettercomic: It’s honestly hard to believe that he is a real person sometimes

forlackofabettercomic:

It’s honestly hard to believe that he is a real person sometimes

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December 11, 2011
Terrorists in Love

Terrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic RadicalsTerrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals by Ken Ballen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Very engrossing. Ballen humanizes the ‘terrorists’ without lending to sympathy for their cause. The only flaw, perhaps, is that his selection of profiles are unlikely typical jihadists. Still, his tales of the the accidental terrorist and the Brokeback jihadist are marvelous. His knowledge of the cultures is a welcome tonic to a topic that is usually either hyperbolic or apologetic.

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December 8, 2011
Review: China in 10 Words

China in Ten WordsChina in Ten Words by Yu Hua
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A delightfully witty collection of 10 sharply delivered non-fiction essays by one of the Mainland’s favorite novellists. Yu Hua connects the spirit of the Cultural Revolution with that of modern China in a way few outside observers could manage. Touchingly personal, sometimes to the point of embarrassment, always insightful and occasionally laugh-out-loud amusing (not an easy thing to pull off when recalling the Cultural Revolution). Published in Taiwan and the U.S., likely a best seller at the Hong Kong airport.

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November 12, 2011
Boomerang

Boomerang: Travels in the New Third WorldBoomerang: Travels in the New Third World by Michael Lewis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Some truly wonderful and funny essays on the still unfolding economic crisis. The problems in Ireland, Iceland, Greece and California are delightfully and engagingly explained in prose that a layman would enjoy. The scatology of the German chapter has been noted. Nothing obviously added from the Vanity Fair articles from which this is assembled.

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August 16, 2011
This is also part of the appeal for me. thebirdandthebat: If you’re a superhero, you don’t have to wear pants. Li’l Pee Gee is my new favorite. Thank you Matthew Sturges and Hendry Prasetya.

This is also part of the appeal for me.

thebirdandthebat:

If you’re a superhero, you don’t have to wear pants.

Li’l Pee Gee is my new favorite. Thank you Matthew Sturges and Hendry Prasetya.

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