Memes
by Levi Asher July 20th, 2009 10:59am
1. Maybe ... if the New York Times needs to do a
better job of managing costs, they can start by not giving us
three copies of the New York Times Magazine when they deliver our Sunday paper?
Oh well. At least if Caryn or I make a mistake on the crossword puzzle we'll get a chance to start over. A couple of chances.
And while we're here, a few more links:
by Jamelah Earle September 8th, 2008 10:37pm
A few years ago, there was a meme floating around the intertubes that centered around the concept of literary speed dating, which is speed dating, except with books. The point was to list the books you'd take to such an event as a means of showcasing your personality, and also to list the books that, if you saw someone with them, you'd think were attractive picks.
by Jamelah Earle January 20th, 2006 9:16am
Below is a list of ten arbitrary pairings. (Yet are they truly arbitrary? You decide.) Out of each pairing, pick the one that you like the best, for whatever reason. No need to explain, because power means never having to say why you pick Jay-Z. Or something like that.
Here goes:
1. Nietzsche vs. Jay-Z
2. The Squid and the Whale vs. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Moby-Dick
3. Moby-Dick vs. Moby
4. James Frey vs. Augusten Burroughs
5. Tom Hanks vs. Dan Brown
6. Shirley Hazzard vs. The Dukes of Hazzard
by Jamelah Earle August 2nd, 2005 2:55pm
In this latest round of arbitrary either/or groupings, pick the word you like best out of each pair. That is all. Have fun!
1. Antepasta vs. Antediluvian
2. Untenable vs. Unruly
3. Schadenfreude vs. Freudian
4. Butter vs. Buttressed
5. Froward vs. Toward
6. Zany vs. Madcap
7. Carbohydrate vs. Carburetor
8. Scourge vs. Siege
9. Married vs. Dead
10. Nutmeat vs. Nutmeg
11. Hokey Pokey vs. Hocus Pocus
12. Pickle vs. Formaldehyde
13. Imprecise vs. Clockwork
14. Olfactory vs. Erogenous
15. Nymph vs. Lymph
by Jamelah Earle July 11th, 2005 2:16pm
For each of the either/or pairings on the following list, pick a favorite. No need for explanations... it's summer. Be quick, be breezy, be efficient and list-like.
First thought, best thought. Go!
1. Neal Cassady vs. Neil Diamond
2. Chick lit vs. Chiclets
3. Absinthe vs. Heroin
4. Fight Club vs. The Joy Luck Club
5. Jane Austen vs. Jane Eyre
6. Notebooks vs. Loose-leaf paper
7. Scarlett O'Hara vs. The Scarlet Letter
8. Arthur Miller vs. Henry Miller
by Jamelah Earle May 25th, 2005 12:17pm
Sometimes it's fun to pick favorites out of arbitrary groupings. (No really, it is.) As such, I've made a list of 20 either/or statements (that are at least marginally literary), with the intention of seeing what your choices are. And that's all you have to do -- pick one thing out of each set. No need to explain your choices, just choose. In the end, I will of course take this data with me into the LitKicks Laboratory and chart it on a graph. Really. I will.
Anyway, without further ado, I present today's lineup:
1. Libraries vs. Bookstores:
