Criticism-in-finity!
Posted in Reviews on Jun 28th, 2010
Nothing flips the bird at physics quite like scoring an overhead kick. The novice spectator could be forgiven for thinking it was a well-rehearsed move, like a show stopping ‘finisher’ from one of WWE’s more lissome popinjays. In truth though, not even their heroic roly-polys can match football’s apex of timing, skill and courage. Imagine [...]
Posted in Reviews on Jun 24th, 2010
It’s certainly the fabric of my life. To wipe spills and tend wounds and make love upon/amid/between. In summer I drape myself in cotton. Each slipping-on of a cotton tee is a kiss on the cheek. Bubbly cotton spokesperson Colbie Caillat sanctions cottonlust as she altos her way through the touch and the feel. If [...]
Posted in Reviews on Jun 14th, 2010
“I want one on my back.” “…on my arm.” “…down my leg!” In Asia the dragon represents wisdom, or cunning, or nature, or spirituality, depending on which non-Asian resident of Austin, Texas you talk to. They symbolize royalty, courage, bonus levels, flexibility, soft ankles, or they mean you’re adopted, or you come from a long [...]
Posted in Reviews on Jun 11th, 2010
You call yourself a sports fan. You subscribe to ESPN magazine and write letters to the editors when you don’t accept their sports narratives. You know stats, particularly related to the Cleveland Indians of ’78-83. You play old man pickup basketball at the rec center. You were runner up in your fantasy football league two [...]
Posted in Reviews on Jun 4th, 2010
Every so often, my mother calls me up and asks me what hip, new book she should read. This is because, according to O magazine, literature is “Botox for the mind.” The last time she called, I was ready. “Mom,” I said, “The thing you’ve got to read now, right this minute, or more specifically [...]
Posted in Replies & Rebuttals on Jun 1st, 2010
(Or, with apologies to Kevin O’Rourke, why you shouldn’t “imagine life uncluttered by the dramas of cooking times, seasonings, even taste”) Because you like clutter and chaos, salt and adventure. Because the first time you cook with the man who will become your husband, you make pasta from scratch as a storm gathers outside. Because [...]