despite all the sad news going around. A little something that gave me a bit of brightness and hope.

WYNC Radiolab: New Normal?

Seeing as I've been in the deep, dark hole that is law school, I have no idea what the up and coming books are. So, dear, friends. What have you read lately that really blew your socks off? Something so fabulous that if I don't read it my life will never be complete ( Read more... )

Although I can't claim full credit for it, since I actually read about it on the Overgrown Path blog (another fairly quirky music blog - your milage may vary, be warned the author is not a fan of the Proms).

The name is Archive Classics, and while it does take subscriptions, the free version of hte podcast is lovely. Definitely reccomend it. ( Read more... )

We have decided to embark upon a new experiment in our cooking world by signing up for a produce box scheme. schiehallion and family had one when they still lived in London and we thought it was quite cool, but at the time not really practical. Havinglooked at just how much we're spending on produce lately and how much of that weight is packaging, we thought ( Read more... )

So, this whole no reading for pleasure thing is really starting to get to me, and my brain is craving a bit of fiction. However, given that I don't have the time to read actual novels, I am in search of good collections of short stories, and really who better to turn to than you lot? Any and all reccomendations welcome, bonus points for new-to-me ( Read more... )

Such gems on the internet, and such a shame to keep this from further appreciation by the masses (especially Russophiles). So, ladies and gents and furry creatures of all kinds, I present to you : English Russia. I don't know the guy/gal who writes it, but it is all kinds of fun (found randomly from a link in Going Underground). Two particular ( Read more... )

So I'm sitting at my desk doing the Excel thing and one of my (female) coworkers comes up and says - "I'm not really much of a reader, but I've just started to try to enjoy books. Everyone says that you're, like, really into books. Would you reccomend me some to try?"

My heart nearly exploded with joy. She wants to read! After chatting for a ( Read more... )