The shame of work
This is a great book review looking deeper into the obsession with work and work resisters. The Shame of Work: In its place was a somewhat nightmarish and dystopian warning call. The movie depicted...
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We’re killing ourselves with work
The one thing I'm happy I've maintained from my foreign culture is that I don't see work as an integral part of my identity. I want to do a good job, but work ends when I leave. We’re Killing...
Chances of a US civil war
The US continues sliding down the path to autocracy. James Meek · What are you willing to do? On the case for civil war: The number-crunching core of her case is the work done by a Virginia-based...
The Samantha Bee Edition
Samantha Bee is one of the funniest people out there today. You may not agree with her political views, but her book is filled with some great-lines: Who among us didn’t enjoy unwinding with liquor...
Keenly waiting for revenge
From the book Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley's Swingin' A's, this great story about outfielder Billy North: In a May 18 game against the Royals at the...
Vital public health information
I love Mike Birbiglia's comedy. His book had gems like the following: The closest I had come to seeing a woman naked was in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Since my parents never gave me a sex...
A defense of being widely read
I wish more people had this view today. Gen. Mark Milley Delivers Powerful Defense of Studying Critical Race Theory: What is it that caused thousands of people to assault this building and try to...
The White Man's Word Edition
I recently read Dave Parker's new autobiography, Cobra. There are tons of good stories in the book, but this one about what happened after a black player was unfairly fined by the league was my...
Unplugged
Here are some great-lines from the book Unplugged by Joe Barrett: You have to admire a man who has so thoroughly given up on life. Allow me to congratulate you on your bizarre but effective work. ”
Larry's Kidney
Here are some great-lines from the book, Larry's Kidney: Being the True Story of How I Found Myself in China with My Black Sheep Cousin and His Mail-Order Bride, Skirting the Law to Get Him a...
Superstud
Here are some great-lines from Paul Feig's book, Superstud: What just a few minutes earlier had been my closest friend and comforter was now revealed to have been the serpent in the Garden of Eden. I...
The Ballad of the Whiskey Robber
This is a collection of great-lines from the book Ballad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubenstein. I highly recommend the audiobook: There was his mother, naked with another man. Attila ran back to...
The purpose of reading
My favorite quote from Volltaire is from Candide: For my part, I read only to please myself. I like only that which serves my purpose.