Just got word (thanks, Louella) that Michael Pollan is coming to Brown to give a lecture - and probably promote his new book “In Defense of Food,” which I am reading RIGHT NOW!
I’ll tell you: I love Michael Pollan so much that the news of his lecture almost made me pee (not [...]
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January 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I’m in love with Oskar and I don’t care that he’s 12 years old.
This is one of the most intimate and lovely novels I’ve ever read. I should have realized that I would fall madly in love since it is written by Jonathan Safran Foer, writer of “Everything is Illuminated,” honestly one of my favorite [...]
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December 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Okay, so I just finished Diet for a New America yesterday, fell into a complete depression - and in some sort of sick rationalization process convinced myself to eat a plateful of buffalo wings to drown my guilt.
The book is good and very informative if not a little outdated. And what’s to be expected anyway? [...]
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