Compiled by a blogger at the LA Times, this is a very interesting list of 61 top recommended postmodern reads, deemed postmodern based on having one or more set characteristics:
Author is a character
Self-contradicting plot
disrupts/plays with form
comments on its own bookishness
plays with language
includes fictional artifacts, like letters
blurs reality and fiction
includes historical falsehoods
overtly references other fictional works
more [...]
When I began to contemplate how to put my 2009 resolutions into practice, I was inspired by In a garden … somewhere’s meal planning posts. So I sat down for about an hour or two, had my cookbooks at hand, and created a simple meal plan for the entire month - inputting recipes I thought [...]
I thought this year was fantastic. Accomplishments:
Second year being vegan, even better than the first.
Taking my photography more seriously: got my first Nikon.
Received the magazine containing my first published article in the mail.
Went on a backpacking trip around Europe by myself: four months of unforgettable experiences, reaping the rewards of risk-taking and meeting fantastic people.
Climbed [...]
Things have been so perplexing lately - I hate not knowing what’s ahead. I am waiting to find out about three masters applications, am still unsure about when I’m leaving for Europe (April or May? yes - this April or May!), and I don’t really know what city I’m going to be living in [...]
(Really) Stunning Desktop Wallpapers | Graphics | Smashing Magazine
Re: Why are you a vegan? - Big Think - One of the best video responses to the question I’ve seen.
7 Habits of Highly Innovative People | ThinkSimpleNow.com
Less internets please | Ask MetaFilter
Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog » How to [...]
We are snowed in here, after a huge blizzard yesterday. So much has happened, where to start? I’ve been trying to “get out more” and get away from the laptop, which can be so addictive. Also trying to reconnect with friends I don’t see too often, which involves a lot of Facebook-yammering. [...]
Now that I’ve learned to love cooking (and it seems to have replaced television for me, happily), I need to deal with my issues of eating in an unhealthy way. I occasionally overeat, eat when I’m in emotionally unstable states, and often eat with distractions such as books or the internet. It [...]
Instead of going to one of the many New Years parties I was invited to, I opted for a quiet night with a few close friends (who happen to be neighbours). We ate some delicious food, listened to some groovy music, and most importantly shared our new years resolutions out loud. This allowed [...]
What’s new?
1. Ever heard of any kind of disorder along the lines of self-destructive busy-itis or chronic-bee syndrome? I think that since I was perpetually busy in university with a 20 hour per week job and full time classes, I now have the tendency to take on an abundance of projects to [...]
Well well, what an interesting month. As a new blogger, I thought that Nablopomo would be the perfect opportunity to really tone those blogging muscles and teach me a thing or two about how to blog effectively. I think that my writing style and comfort level on the blog will continue to evolve. [...]
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