Writer, pioneering English teacher abroad and former magazine editor Chuck Thompson promises to lift the lid on the travel writing industry in his new book, tantalizingly titled Smile When You’re Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer.
Things start out with a suitably appalling anecdote set in a greasy Thai bar, involving an ex-pat Australian – [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Between the covers: cars and cooks
Posted in Books, mags and blogs, tagged Books, mags and blogs, cooking, lemon-aid guides, used cars on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I recently read No Reservations by Anthony Bourdain. He makes chefdom sound cooler than Rock n’ Roll, only with more drugs and larger egos. Heed his warning about ordering fish on Mondays.
Currently on the bedside table: Phil Edmonston’s Lemon-Aid used and new car guides. He thinks VWs are totally overpriced lemons because they don’t last [...]
An oasis of horror in a desert of boredom
Posted in Exiled in Suburbia, tagged Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Soap, TV on May 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
TV has gone from bad to worse, and there’s truly no end in sight.
All that’s on are reality shows. And they’re all AN HOUR LONG! Sheesh. I don’t have the attention span for that.
The only bright spot in an otherwise desolate wasteland is Arrested Development re-runs on Channel 3. Tragically, the show was canceled ages [...]
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