On Literary Deal-Breakers; or, My Lack of Snobbery

The New York Times published a much-talked-about story a week or two ago titled “It’s Not You, it’s Your Books,” which talks about “deal-breaker” books — books that make their owners less attractive or downright undateable.
I’ve delayed writing about it until now because it wasn’t that obvious what books would give me second thoughts about [...]

Links of the Whatever — 2008.03.30

Shocked Obama Baby — I have not even read this post but this photo of what the Staffer and I now call the “Shocked Obama Baby” is priceless. [Jezebel]
Living with Boys Makes You Fat — I have been saying this for years — I’ve gained 30 pounds since I met the Staffer, at least 15 [...]