“People assume that I have a degree in poli-sci and that I decided to become a comedian just because that was the best way to spread my message. It’s the same way for my dad too. He seems like he has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton School, but he really only graduated from Spring Hill College in Mobile. For all three of us, people assume that because we have the information, we must have pieces of paper that certify us as smart. […]
Ringing out 2017 with one more feminist work
I have read numerous works this year trying to understand the world we live in today. Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud falls squarely in the middle of the pack of a year loaded with politically charged books like What Happened?, On Tyranny and Unbelievable as well as more feminist charged books like We Should All Be Feminists and Hunger. “She should be assertive but not bossy, feminine but not prissy, experienced but not condescending, fashionable but not superficial, forceful but not shrill. Put simply: she should be masculine, but not too masculine; feminine, but […]
A portrait of a mother
This was a sad, beautiful book. If you can listen to the audio version, do so. Alexie mixes poetry in with his narrative, and listening to him sing/recite it in his accent brought a whole new depth to the writing. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me is a story of Alexie’s mother — 78 essays and 78 poems written after she died at the age of 78. He paints a full, raw portrait of a frankly terrifying woman who loved her family so […]
May the Force be with you
“If anyone reads this when I have passed to the big bad beyond I shall be posthumorously embarrassed. I shall spend my entire afterlife blushing.” Carrie Fisher is an icon. Even kids today know that white dress and the hairdo, made famous in a movie forty years old. Having been introduced to Star Wars at a young age by my brothers, I’ve found that I know the films so well that I can’t even look at them critically. They’ve just always been a part of my life. […]
“The Jon Stewart of the Arabic World”
Although I’ve heard Bassem Youssef referred to as “The Jon Stewart of the Arabic World”, I honestly didn’t know too much about him prior to reading this book. I used to be a die hard Daily Show fanatic, but I sort of stopped watching when Jon went on sabbatical and never went back. Reading Revolution for Dummies definitely enlightened me on quite a bit, but the book itself was not as interesting as I expected/hoped. Youssef, a plastic surgeon in Egypt, risked life and limb to host a satirical […]
Discussion Topics: The Real Inspector Hound
It’s time for a trip to the theatre! Have you read The Real Inspector Hound? It’s a quick, light, funny read where Tom Stoppard takes aim at theatre, critics, reality, and fate. All of which we’ll be talking about in our final book club of the year. Are you looking to view a version of the play before discussing? A fellow cannonballer (h/t crystalclear) sent this link along, saying she thought it was the best available. Dig out your theatre best and we’ll reconvene here […]
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