The thing is, my life is defined by reading. It's certainly not empty of anything else, or shallow, but the written word remains at the center of it. At some point I fell in love with language and that was what ignited my passion. I've never had a...

This is my way of avoiding writing more content. Every Monday, at least through December, I'm going to share one of my favorite poems. If I think commentary is necessary, I'll include it. It probably won't be as my taste in poetry is fairly...

Edited by Shana Liebman; Foreword by A.J. Jacobs Released by Hachette 26 Oct 2009 Review copy provided by publisher HEEB is a magazine focused on reporting Jewish-related information in a humorous style. The title is a reclaimation of the term "hebe,"...

I received the links to this videos two days after I saw Funny People, which was an interesting coincidence. (It is a funny movie, though I liked the first half better than the second. It is the most homoerotic movie that isn't an action movie aimed at...

By Alexander Gordon Smith Released 27 Oct 2008 from Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Review copy provided by publisher I have been reading the survey responses, and I'm working out how to incorporate the various bits of advice into the blog. There hasn't...