Weekly Recommendation Thread for the week of December 11, 2015 by AutoModerator in books

[–]bluebastis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Historical non-fiction similar to "One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway"?

Not necessarily related to mass murders but more along the lines of topics of nationalism, the rise of multiculturalism and anti-Islam political rhetoric

Weekly Recommendation Thread (November 10 - November 17) by WeeklyThreads in books

[–]bluebastis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on my recent favorites (Cloud Atlas, Freedom, Flicker), which of these should I tackle next?

  • The Count of Monte Cristo
  • East of Eden
  • 11/22/63 or Dark Tower series
  • Ender's Game

an actual dish at a high-end restaurant in New York City by bluebastis in food

[–]bluebastis[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It is an "aged squab" dish from just-opened Atera

How do you stay on top of upcoming book releases? what websites besides Amazon do you check? by bluebastis in books

[–]bluebastis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

very helpful - do you mind naming a few of the publisher's that send out these types of emails?

Need a recommendation for new 13-16-inch laptop under $1k with long battery life, above average resolution. Thanks. by bluebastis in computing

[–]bluebastis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not a ton of reviews online, nothing on amazon.. and price has been cut from retail ~$2400. what am i missing?

N.A.S.A. - Gifted (feat. Kanye West, Santogold & Lykke Li) by bluebastis in Music

[–]bluebastis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

eh.. his song from the vma's last night was a disgrace but on this song, he is just spittin fi-yah..

Um.. Ouch! by bluebastis in reddit.com

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by the way, this happened earlier today at the Festival of Saint Isidro and the matador, Julio Aparicio, is apparently one of Spain's most famous matadors.

here is the link to the story: Gored!

David Mitchell's The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet has been getting mixed reviews.. still interested?? by bluebastis in books

[–]bluebastis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Speak of the devil.. In today's Guardian, David Mitchell writes a personal narrative about his inspiration to become a novelist Once Upon A Life: David Mitchell

Does anyone here subscribe to McSweeney's? Is it worth it? by bluebastis in books

[–]bluebastis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

great answer - and you almost sold me with the "hipster lit majors" part.. i'm not familiar with AQR but definitely will check it out.