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books, novels, rags... anything with long words or complicated sentences.
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Love and Hydrogen: New and Selected Stories by Jim Shepard
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i read this in college, and it's maybe one of my favorite short-story collections ever. outstanding stories (coincidentally, one story's title), and some of the best gut-punch writing in history--"the mortality of parents" is guaranteed to wreck anyone with leftover guilt at being a bad child, and there's rarely an untempered moment.
Updated Aug 31, 2008
Animal Farm by George Orwell (Frank Shepard Fairey Cover)
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fairey (of obey fame) redoes the covers to orwell's classic.
Updated Jul 3, 2008
1984 (Frank Shepard Fairey Cover)
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no, the words between the covers aren't new, but fairey (the guy behind both obey and the 'andre the giant has a posse' stickers) gives those covers some new life.
Updated Jul 3, 2008
Pro Football Prospectus 2008
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i'm a football dork, which sounds like an oxymoron until you realize that the reason i don't actually PLAY football is that i am too slow/fat/weak/etc.
anyway, this is a book for football dorks by football dorks with actual statistical analysis of players and teams (they also use several stats not commonly reported, including some calculations they made up), not the "you gotta win the battle upfront" crap. that said, there's legitimate humor in the book, too--it's a dry, sort of aloof humor that's a nice change of pace from the standard ex-jock-overlaughing-for-tv bit.
Updated May 23, 2008
No Wave Book
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for the music nerd who's tired of explaining the difference between new wave, no wave and no age. and if you don't know, have i got a book for you!
Updated May 20, 2008
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The Wu-Tang Manual by the RZA
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Classic! Find out more about hip-hop's super group by reading this manual (via whiskeyandrecords)
Updated May 13, 2008
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Alphabetical Paper clips
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for anal-retentive types, design junkies or those who need to prove they can actually read.
not for me (people who lose things a lot). (via laurasweet)
Updated Feb 28, 2008
Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home
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i have a simple rule: the fatter an italian guy is, the more likely i am to listen to his opinions about food. when it's mario batali, you better sit at his feet (even in those hideous crocs he favors) and pore over every word.
Updated Feb 22, 2008
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Mexican Everyday by Rick Bayless
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recipes that could work at bayless' frontera grill or topolobampo in chicago (which you should visit, if you get the chance) in yr own kitchen. everything mexican you knew and some you didn't, done right.
also, he's apparently brother to espn's skip bayless. thanks, wikipedia!
Updated Feb 22, 2008
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Rick & Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures
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ignore the douchiness of the title, the flash t-shirt, and the banter. filled with tasty, easy recipes from parts of the world far and near (some examples i remember include huevos rancheros, paella, chili).
i should really do this at home, not at work.
Updated Feb 22, 2008
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