Dear pals,

Please, pretty please, tell me about some books you've read that were published this year. 'Specially really cool non-fiction books. Also 'specially really cool books written by women. Also all kinds of books - poetry, YA, etc.

Much thanking of you goes here.

xo,
M.

In the spirit of the Rotten Tomatoes Mid-Year Report, what are your favorite movies of the year so far?

I'll go first: Hot Fuzz, Paprika, Waitress, Ratatouille, and, at this point but likely to drop off later, The Lookout and - because I'm a dork - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, even though there's simply not enough of it.

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