Monthly Archives: January 2012
Album Club January Review: The Trumpet Child, by Over The Rhine
Last month, Jenny made the effort to arrange an “album club”, which sort of like a book club, will listen to one album over the course of a month and discuss it. We voted. This is the first month and … Continue reading
Book Review: Zone One, by Colson Whitehead
Zombies are in. From AMC’s smash hit television series The Walking Dead, to the movie Zombieland (and the upcoming film version of Max Brooks’ World War Z), flesheaters are everywhere. In fact, they’re so much everywhere that I’ve started worrying … Continue reading
Seal Safari
During our getaway the other weekend to the coast near Año Nuevo State Reserve, we saw that there is a well-established elephant seal rookery at Año Nuevo Island and on the nearby beach. And better yet, we found that you … Continue reading
Happy Año Nuevo
Each year, the Beloved runs a big scientific meeting during the first week in January. It’s the most time-consuming thing that she does all year. It’s a little bit of a bummer that it hangs there on the horizon during … Continue reading
Good For You Oates
During my interview with Kelly (which you should check out because it was really fun) and a recent conversation with Tom and Bookish, my affection for the books of Joyce Carol Oates came up. That made me realize that I … Continue reading
2011 Favorites: Television
I know, I know, 2011 was SO last week, so I feel a little late to the game with this post, but what can you do? Thinking about it, I believe that this is a really good era for watching … Continue reading
Last Night of the Year Happy Hour(s): Blondes Prefer Gentlemen
The spirituous star of New Year’s Eve has traditionally been champagne. But this leads to a problem each year at The Aerie, because you see, The Beloved doesn’t like sparkling wines – generally too sweet and something about “the bubbles”. … Continue reading
