I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
christoph niemann is too clever to be just one guy.who are christoph niemann?!
About the author
Nerdy dirty hippie, turned midwestern academic, turned quasi hipster, turned aspiring dot-commer. Who like clothes.
Elsewhere
The Museum of Anti-Alcohol Posters | Антиалкогольные плакаты
Strange and beautiful design for these propaganda posters from the soviet era.
Book #9: Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World
After I posted my review of The Making of a Chef, Olivia offered to do a book trade, as she wanted to read it, too. Did you know it only costs about $3 to send a paperback book across the country? The USPS is sort of amazing.
Anyway, I came home one day to find Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World. It follows the author, Rita, as she abandons her comfortable middle class lifestyle to be a nomad, traveling around the world, meeting new people, building new communities, and shedding her previous lifestyle.
Much of the book takes place in the 1980s, and as I read it, I was struck by how different the narrative might have been today. Without email and cell phone technology, Rita was so disconnected from her previous life. Today, I can’t imagine someone traveling without one if not both of these. Obviously, the jungle is still the jungle so it isn’t like there’s wifi there, but it seems like today, she’d have a much harder time simply letting go. The strings of her previous life would be pulling her back, much too strongly.
Rita is a great story teller, and I felt jealous of her adventures and total lack of fear in the larger world. While the book isn’t really a page turner (you’ll notice my pace slowed down here), it’s a worthy read and one that will stay with me for a bit I hope.
In the meantime, I need a new book to read. Any suggestions?
The state says it is trying to make sure consumers aren’t sickened by a drink and ensure they know what they’re swallowing. But many cocktail purveyors see a post-Prohibition law originally aimed at bad hooch rather than gourmet gimlets, with no modern purpose except ginning up fines.
State warns Bay Area bars not to infuse drinks
I appreciate this paragraph. Nicely done.
No my hummus has chickpeas & a little lemon in it too. Y’all dont know hummus.
Ew. Advertising fail. Hilarious.
An earlier version of this post misquoted Mr. Remnick on his comparison between the book and a New Yorker article he had previously written. He said the book would not be a “pumped up” version of the article; he did not say that it would not be a “pimped out” version of the article.
Obama Biography Is Coming From New Yorker Editor - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com
I love a good correction to start out the week.
