a hiatus from the hiatus …
and now, some lists, from the self-appointed wombat queen:
songs that should make you cry:
*wilco – how to fight loneliness
*mirah – archipelago
*r.e.m. – try not to breathe
*elliott smith – 2:45
*morphine – in spite of me
*etta james – these foolish things
*ella fitzgerald – they can’t take that away from me
*radiohead – black star
*bob dylan – if you see her, say hello
songs that should make you fall in love:
*chet baker – let’s get lost
*bob dylan – lay lady, lay
*edith piaf – la vie en rose
*morphine – let’s take a trip
*ella fitzgerald -someone to watch over me
*beatles -and i love her
*r.e.m. – at my most beautiful
songs you should play at your wedding (ahem, *raych*…):
*beatles – when i’m sixty-four
*ella fitzgerald – funny face
*paul macartney – maybe
*al green – let’s stay together
*elliott smith – say yes
*dean martin – that’s amore
songs i’m going to play at erin’s wedding:
*billy idol – white wedding
*angel is a centerfold
*the cars – just what i needed
*toto – africa
*sting – fields of gold
*beatles – come together
books you should read right now:
*michael chabon – amazing adventures of kavalier and clay
*john irving – hotel new hampshire
*zadie smith – white teeth
*julian barnes – history of the world in 10 1/2 chapters
*john updike – couples
*c.s. lewis – the chronicles of narnia
*j.r.r. tolkien – lord of the rings trilogy
*gabriel garcia marquez – love in the time of cholera
*gabriel garcia marquez – one hundred years of solitude
*alexandre dumas – count of monte cristo [unabrgd]
*e.l. doctorow – ragtime
*voltaire – candide
*thomas hardy – jude the obscure
*melissa banks – girls’ guide to hunting and fishing
*marguerite duras – the lover
non-fiction books that should blow your mind:
*adam smith – the wealth of nations [obviously important. read it.]
*karl marx – capital [don't even talk about marxism until you read this, not just the manifesto.]
*john maynard kenyes – general theory of employment, interest and money [boring as hell but very important.]
* roy teixera – america’s forgotten majority – why the white working class still matters [interesting perspective on how to really win elections in this country .. and what the elephants and donkeys are doing wrong.]
*david brooks – bobos in paradise [witty examination of the 'bohemian bourgeosie' - the bobos.]
*alan dershowitz – supreme injustice [america's lawyer takes on bush v. gore]
*ronald dwarkin – taking rights seriously [rights-based democracy, neatly written]
*eliot lebow – tell them who i am [a moving documentary of the real story behind the homeless]
*edward herman and noam chomsky – manufacturing consent [you'll hate it but you need to hear it.]
*michael sanders – democracy’s discontent [it's important to read the other half's viewpoint .. very smart man.]
*ann crittenden – the price of motherhood [a little cheesy, but still very important - and time-sensitive.]
one band i hate: pearl jam.
one author i hate: ayn rand.
two bands i love to hate: abba and the rolling stones.
two authors i love to hate: thomas hardy and bret easton ellis.
that is all. have a nice weekend.
cheers, k