I didn't have an auspicious start to the day. Sometime between when I went to bed last night and when I officially woke up this morning, I had a serious bout with motion sickness. I get this occasionally, but it's always very out of the blue. The worst I remember it being was way back in 10th grade French III. I was taking a test and suddenly the ( Read more... )

Expect a review of the cray-zay Xena episode Maternal Instincts tomorrow, but for now, I thought I'd champion two things I've enjoyed this week. Wait, no. Three things, because I missed last week.

First up, I want to give big ups to Thursday's episode of The Office called Goodbye, Michael.

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I listen to three different podcasts from Slate: The XX Podcast, the Culture Gabfest, and the Political Gabfest. I love all three for various reasons, but one reason that all three share is their weekly recommendations in the form of Coffee Talk, Endorsements, and Cocktail Chatter. They tell the audience about cool things they're reading or ( Read more... )