Scientist Gone Wordy

Title: The Name of the Rose Author: Umberto Eco (translated by William Weaver) Publisher:  Harcourt (1983) Thank goodness for my on...

My household are big fans of Alan Rickman. As such, we've decided to (continue) review(ing) his films from start to finish. Using IMDb ...

'You're not upset, are you, Orr?' Brooke says, pouring wine into my glass. 'Merely sober. The symptoms are similar.' ...

My reading still feels quite slumpish, with only brief jumps up into something that makes me want to read more than play Bejeweled 3 . It...

Too good not to share ! hat tip: Jed

Merle doesn't really want to depress them. It's a balance between unrealistic expectations and utter hopelessness. The Writing ...

Watching this video was joyful. Like watching folks reunite at the airport; it was equal parts surprising, awkward, funny and smile-inducing...

Title: I Am Legend Author: Richard Matheson Publisher:  Gollancz (2007); originally published in 1954   Thank goodness for my ongoi...

This is my life, after all. Who could possibly know more about it than me? According to the internet, the answer to this question is, “an...

It is important for scientists to be aware of what our discoveries mean, socially and politically. It's a noble goal that science shoul...

"You're just doing this to get laid." Oh, son. You know what I do to get laid? I treat women as humans while being super sma...

Would be a refreshing thing. Check out this funny link for what that might look like. hat tip: Dr M

Many people (and esp. the folks in my former writers' group) have heard my endless harping on the lack of female relationships being dep...

Title: The Right Stuff Author: Tom Wolfe Publisher:  Bantam Books (1979)   It's a brand new year, and time for Michael and me to...

Sabermetrics : not just for baseball anymore... Compiling a few totals for that Reading Report inspired me to finally update my BooksRea...

I think I'm in the midst of the longest reading slump of recent memory (my recent memory, not general world living memory or anything). ...

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