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I’ve been a fan of Steve Almond’s work since I read an excerpt from Candyfreak in Utne Reader. Combining both disturbing confessions about his candy addiction (the first sentence is “The author has eaten a piece of candy every single day of his entire life”, although it’s rarely been just one piece) and serious reporting [...]
The contributions of Arabic culture to the world are simply breathtaking. In addition to rescuing works of classical literature, including the writings of Plato and Aristotle, which eventually led to the Renaissance in the West, Arabs have also given the world centuries of beautiful art, original literature, and expanded knowledge in scientific fields like [...]
He’s almost entirely forgotten in spite of the fact that his song Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, or some variation of it, can usually be heard at least once a day in commercials or even on the radio. Allan Sherman’s tune, apparently inspired by his own son’s real hatred of summer camp, has outlived and outgrown the funny, [...]
I distinctly remember the first time I heard this odd-looking gray-haired guy speak. He had a rough, gravelly voice, and he was talking about his Rice Krispies saying, “Snap, crackle, f–k him!” And I thought I would never stop laughing. I don’t remember how old I was exactly–eleven or twelve, but it didn’t matter. I [...]
While she’s not as well known as some others, Betsy Byars is simply one of the best writers for young readers and teenagers around. She’s well-known for many of her books including The 18th Emergency and the Golly Sisters Series, but some of her darker novels do an excellent job of exploring the feelings of [...]
The funny thing about words is how they can completely turn around in their meanings, often going from something incredibly negative to very positive. The term yahoo, for instance, was coined by Jonathan Swift. As a noun it meant the very basest, grossest, most primitive form of humanity imaginable. In Gulliver’s Travels the sentient, speaking [...]
Reading Michael Dirda’s thoughts on being James Bond, I couldn’t help thinking what it would be like to be able to be a character in a book. And which character would I be? It’s an old idea. In fact a short story by Woody Allen, The Kugelmass Episode, from his book Without Feathers, is all [...]
In James Bond As Archetype (And Incredibly Cool Dude) Michael Dirda sums up the appeal of the super secret agent by stating the obvious: that every man wants to be a hero, and every man knows the sexual appeal of not just being a hero but being dangerous as well. That may be why he [...]
While the stories in Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri move back and forth between the United States and India, most of them revolve around relationships between husbands and wives, particularly arranged marriages, and how one or both must change, compromise, compensate in order to make the relationship survive. Most of the stories are about [...]
For a couple of weeks my wife has been talking about a “surprise”, something she had planned but was keeping a secret. It turned out to be going to a performance by Improv Nashville, a local acting troupe that performs on Friday nights. Their show is completely improvised comedy, and the funny thing is that, [...] |
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