I’m one of those suckers who thinks my life will be ideal as soon as I stop doing everything I like and start doing all these other stupid things, like eating kale at every meal and waking up ten minutes earlier to meditate. Drinking and a pointless social smoking habit are usually on my To-Stop… Continue reading Book Review: Irresistible by Adam Alter
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Book Review: What Does This Button Do? The Autobiography of Bruce Dickinson
I had the rare opportunity to meet the almighty Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden on Halloween night at St. Vitus in Brooklyn, NY where he was signing his new autobiography, What Does This Button Do? After reading the book, I have even more respect for him if that’s even possible. The man fronts one of… Continue reading Book Review: What Does This Button Do? The Autobiography of Bruce Dickinson
Book Review: A Drink with Shane MacGowan
Much like the usual millennial, I came to know of Shane MacGowan through a random YouTube search. It was a video list of rock stars that should be dead, but aren’t. There were of course the expected culprits; Ozzy Osbourne, Nikki Sixx and Keith Richards. But then they mentioned this guy from an Irish group… Continue reading Book Review: A Drink with Shane MacGowan
Cat Lady Book Reviews: 100 Things to Do in Hartford Before You Die
Despite being a Connecticut resident all my life, I had no idea there was so much to do in Hartford. I’ve lived mostly in the southwestern end aside from some brief stints in Hamden, and the Nutmeg State’s capitol city has been off my radar since the Webster Underground shows of yore. (I know the… Continue reading Cat Lady Book Reviews: 100 Things to Do in Hartford Before You Die
Summer Reading: Diluted Reality, Dennis Dunaway, The Egg Cookbook, and This is Your Brain on Music
You’d think as a librarian, I’d be a very organized reader: start a book, finish it in exactly one week, and slide it back into its designated spot on my Dewey-Decimal-organized bookshelf. But alas, that is not the case. I’m now in the middle of reading two nonfiction books, a novel, and a cookbook! The… Continue reading Summer Reading: Diluted Reality, Dennis Dunaway, The Egg Cookbook, and This is Your Brain on Music
All In My Head: A Review of Daniel J. Levitin’s This Is Your Brain On Music
It’s no secret that I’m a music fan. But as much of an avid listener as I am, it’s almost embarrassing how little I know about the fundamentals of musical structure. Every review I write focuses on listening at an emotional and cerebral level, because that’s how I built up such a favorable relationship with… Continue reading All In My Head: A Review of Daniel J. Levitin’s This Is Your Brain On Music
Fed Up, Food & Behavior, and the Great Sugar Conspiracy
What would you think if the United States government colluded with the tobacco industry to encourage the sale of cigarettes? Or if Michelle Obama got behind the podium and told Americans that it was okay to drink as much booze as they wanted, as long as they drank a bottle of water at the end… Continue reading Fed Up, Food & Behavior, and the Great Sugar Conspiracy