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The Kindle Conflagration Mea Culpa
I’ve never been a man who enjoyed a good ol’ book burn. I’ve always been of the opinion that even the worst, most vile books have something to teach us, if nothing more than not to read vile books. The...
View ArticleImagine 2051 Voices Singing in Unison: Virtual Choir 2.0
Well it’s not about books, but I deem it sufficiently artsy to fall under my umbrella. Eric Whitacre’s latest – Virtual Choir 2.0 is releasing tonight via live broadcast of his concert at the Paley...
View ArticleThe Guilty Plea – Coming in May 2011
For all you fans of gritty legal thrillers in the vein of John Grisham, this one is for you. Robert Rotenberg is a personal friend and the author of the highly acclaimed international bestseller, Old...
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Arson and Murder on Lauderdale Beach!
Our picturesque beach community may never be the same. I have always believed that you don’t choose the books you read, they somehow find a way to choose you. And this one certainly did. Brady’s Run,...
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Blogger Derek K. Miller Writes His Last Post From the Grave
“The last post” of Derek. K. Miller’s Penmachine blog should be mandatory reading. It was published posthumously, after he had finally lost his battle with cancer, and was intended to remind the rest...
View ArticleWindows 8 Sneak Peak
Looks like Microsoft has finally grown tired of Apple’s boot up their ass. I, for one, like what I’m seeing. The post Windows 8 Sneak Peak appeared first on South Florida Chronicle.
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Galore, by Michael Crummey
Galore indeed. Michael Crummey, with his third novel, serves up a whole heaping fish-bucket full of fantastical characters and larger than life, mythical tales that serve to dazzle and astound the...
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Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann
Where to even begin with a book that manages to bewilder and entertain with the sheer caliber and epic talent and beauty it contains? In, Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann has managed, without...
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The Guilty Plea, by Robert Rotenberg
A wealthy socialite and a Filipina maid, a Hollywood mistress and a cutthroat reporter, lawyers, cops, and a vengeful, powerful family all vie for your attention in this fast paced narrative. With...
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Dapur is Ridiculously Good
For anyone who hasn’t yet ventured into Fort Lauderdale’s newest, and in this writer’s admittedly less-than-humble opinion, best Asian Fusion experience, be warned: Dapur. Will. Blow. You. Away. The...
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A Douchebags Guide to Books, or, How to Seem Less Dense
We all know one, maybe several. Maybe, in fact, we are one, in the eyes of those who know us: The Douchebag – that loveably ignorant, pretty, muscle-bound bag of rocks. The Jersey Shore wannabes with...
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The Origin, by Irving Stone – A Review
Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Great books remain relevant for a reason – because they teach us something. They better us; broaden our...
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The Pioneers of Lusty Literature: How Our Forefathers Got Their Jollies
Things were simpler before the advent of computers. Little boys stole their father’s well worn Playboys and snuck off to learn the facts of life. They were reading the stories, of course, an art long...
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James Franco Charged In Palo Alto
Just we when we thought we had seen it all from James Franco – the bong-blitzing stoner of Pineapple Express, the gay lover of Harvey Milk, the limb-hacking nut-job of 127 Hours – he goes and pulls a...
View ArticleHunter S. Thompson’s Giant Fist
Hunter S. Thompson – the unequaled, irreverant father of gonzo journalism, and the author (and miraculous survivor) of the semi autobiographical Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, planned his grand...
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And to Think Jesus Wanted to be a Carpenter
In spite of an audience increasingly distracted, writers continue to write. For the vast majority of them, there’s probably more money in recycling diapers, and less chance of getting covered in sh*t....
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See David Sedaris Live At Fort Lauderdale’s Parker Playhouse
David Sedaris, the wildly witty and self deprecating humorist, author and radio personality, appears live at Fort Lauderdale’s Parker Playhouse on Friday, April 8 at 8 p.m. The author of the national...
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Canadian Prime Minister Candidate a Sex Machine?
Michael Ignatieff, the Canadian Liberal Leader, has worn many hats in his long and prosperous career. The former Harvard Professor, human rights champion, historian, academic elitist and… novelist?...
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Throw Some Kindle on that Fire!
A recent post by a fellow contributor, Charles Hussell, led me to a rather prolonged perambulation through two very intriguing blogs – Big Al’s Books and Pals, and Red Adept. Both specialize in the...
View ArticleFrogger, anyone?
Holy Frogger flashback! An amusing, artistic clip of one intersection in NYC, and the mad, mad denizens who brave its’ crossing. The post Frogger, anyone? appeared first on Video God.
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