Where the literati meet the glitterati
I’m in NYC at my Dad’s place. I was looking at the downstairs, livingroom bookcase and came across a book from the mid 70’s on Duchamp. I gave it a flip through, as I’ve always liked the readymades, and came across this poem, by Cage, on Duchamp:
let Me
hAve
youR baggage:
I will Carry it for you.
no nEed:
i’m wearing aLl of it.
Are you looking for a great summer read? Have a kid you’re trying to hook on a book? Loved Harry Potter, thought Twilight was eh, but you’re willing to suspend belief? Well I’ve got your summer series right here. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan. I’m late jumping on this band wagon, the fifth and final book in the series was just published, but hey, now we don’t have to wait for the next one. I’ve read them back to back to back, great summer page turners.
I don’t want to say too much, because there are too many good reveals in the first book, The Lightning Theif, and I don’t want to spoil them. I’ll just say that it’s a modern take on Greek Mythology, has a male protagonist – for all you parents of boys who won’t read “girl” books – with a female best friend, is fast paced and fun, and will make you want to go pick up a copy of D’Aulaire for nostalga’s sake. And if you’re not nostalgic for it because you never had it, go treat yourself!
Are you listening to Zee Avi? Why not? She’s great, jazzy, poppy, sweet. A friend said it’s the kind of stuff I would sing, if I could sing, so there’s that. She’s one of those artists who’s so good businesses are using her music out of context for commercials. There’s a Walmart ad for summer with her la-la-la-ing, and it’s all summertime lazy day, but it’s actually from a song called Poppy, about how her boyfriend became addicted to heroine. Ah summer.
Meant to post about this when it came to my attention, but life get’s busier than I’d like. So…
Ladies in the UK knitted a replica of their village!!!
How cool is that?
