Archive for the ‘Books and Literature’ Category

Books of Style: Yearning for the Lean Years

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

GOING HUNGRY. Related PostsLA prosecutor opens case against fashion designer (AP)AP - Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander ditched his profession and turned into a serial predator, ...Madonna: Co koncert to problemSłynna piosenkarka opóźniła londyński koncert o ponad godzinę, za co najprawdopodobniej zapła...Pamiętacie przebój ...

Imaginary First Lady Tells All

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

A writer’s girl crush results in an R-rated novel with a Laura Bush-like heroine. Related PostsNo related postsOriginal post by By JAN HOFFMAN and software by Elliott Back

Food Stuff: Heirloom Tomatoes Preserved in Words and Pictures

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Amy Goldman’s new book, “The Heirloom Tomato: From Garden to Table,” would make a nice house gift or look good on a coffee table. Related PostsMroczny rycerz surfuje i tańczyBatman nie zawsze był mrocznym rycerzem. Czasami zdarzało mu się być rycerzem rozbrajająco wrę...Recipes for Health: Beets: The ...

Stalked: A Decade on the Run

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

“In His Sights’’ is a memoir by a woman who was stalked by a former lover for 10 years. Related PostsIzolator z KL Auschwitz wycofany z aukcjiIzolator z jednego ze słupów ogrodzeniowych niemieckiego obozu Auschwitz II - Birkenau po interwe...Szkielet terminatora na aukcjiSzkielet cyborga z ...

A Cocktail Book Renaissance, Too

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

The price of out-of-print cocktail books has skyrocketed along with the popularity of cocktails. Related PostsLet the Meals Begin: Finding Beijing in FlushingEverything tastes different in Flushing, Queens, the best neighborhood in New York for tasting the t...Restaurants: On Top of SpaghettiScarpetta — which means little shoe, ...

And the Plot Thinned …

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Novels informed by the values and brands of fashion are starting to pump that well dry. Related PostsAreszt za brak prawa jazdyRaper Coolio trafił we wtorek (10 czerwca) do aresztu w Los Angeles za prowadzenie samochodu z niew...Banalna fabuła, brak dowcipuZarzucić Woody’emu Allenowi narracyjną banalność i brak ...

‘Eating Skillfully’

Monday, July 21st, 2008

In this memoir, an Englishwoman falls in love with China and its food. Related PostsAndy Garcia w polskiej koprodukcjiAndy Garcia będzie gwiazdą amerykańskiego filmu “City Island”, którego głównym kop...Mattafix w Polsce26 października na koncert do Warszawy przyjedzie grupa Mattafix, pamiętana z wielkiego przeboju ...Gael Garcia Bernal ...

Books of Style: Endangered Species or Still the Enemy?

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

SAVE THE MALES. Related PostsHey, Big Spender, Flying My Way?The new hitchhikers want to charm their way onto your private jet. Related PostsWokalistka Rubik...Where All Divorce News Is LocalIn the Hamptons, people shake their heads and think of Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook’s chil...A ...

Book Review: Mapping the Myriad Tastes of the ‘Other China’

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

“Beyond the Great Wall” opens up vast worlds of other Chinas scarcely known to cooks and food lovers in the United States. Related PostsWhy Should Kids Have All the Acne?The Proactiv sob sell has galvanized even people who rarely have blemishes to become, well, proactiv...The Coming of ...

Books of Style: In the Hamptons, Plain and Fancy

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

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