My first "adult" book by Mieville is set in a city called New Crobuzon, the map of which looks a suspiciously like London. It seems to be set on Earth, but in a far future time, perhaps. New Crobuzon is a police state, where various races of sentient beings live in uneasy semi-peace. Isaac der Grimn ...
… and she lost a leg and when she lost her leg, Barnum and Bailey bought her leg, of course… and put it in formaldehyde and charged like, six, eight bucks to come see it. And that was depressing for her, of course… cause she was working across the street, you know, the full her… and to know that your leg ...
Eeek! I'm running out of time! LOL I am a vendor at the Main Street "Flea Market" that is taking place tomorrow. (Sat., Oct. 24th) Today, we are allowed to start setting up! My car is completely packed... with the 1st load. Unfortuantely, I think I still have at least 2 more loads of "stuff". My ...
... to everyone. It doesn’t hurt that the location this year is awesome: the beautiful theatre on State Street. Which, by the way, just happens to be attached to the museum where our wedding is going to be! Saturday morning: Farmer’s Market. I haven’t gone in 2 weeks, due to being in California. I miss ...
A 14-year-old girl was shot in the foot on a South Side street this morning, police said. The shooting occurred at 8:47 a.m. in the 1800 block of West 47th Street and was possibly gang-related, said Police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak. The shooting was about six blocks from where 17-year-old ...
In a, well, “Rothian”, interview with Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, entitled “Roth on Roth” in the Life & Style section of The Wall Street Journal (online) Philip Roth discusses his new novel “The Humbling” (2009, Houghton,Mifflin, Harcourt Publishing), offers up a list of Great American Authors ...
... credit! Last Week's Answers The quote was from The Old Man and the Sea 1. Stepping Out -- Joe Jackson 2. Street Fighting Man -- Rolling Stones 3. Stop Sobbin' -- Pretenders 4. Hold Me -- Fleetwood Mac 5. All Together Now -- Beatles This Week " 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle ...
Good biking weather. The Hudson bike path to Canal Street and then inland to Excellent Dumpling. A barebones, no nonsense sort of place where we have been coming for years and years. The notice board gets it exactly right. The food arrives in less than three minutes. Scallion pancakes. Vegetable ...
... between my presentation and everyone else in the street is that I will talk about the burgeoning green energy and clean tech day traders and how this is the first sector in the exploration and mining sector to make a crossover appeal to this investment audience: and they, my friends – are embracing ...
... the reason why I called my company Lulu and Iris. Lulu is my nickname and Iris for my eyes” Louise Anderson, Creator of Lulu and Iris. The launch will be on Saturday 21st November, doors will open at 4pm and will be held at Tiffinbites, 23 Russia Row, Off Gresham Street, St. Paul’s, London EC2V 7PG ...
