![]() It’s a homemaker’s talk show elaborated as a Dadaist carnival. To call the show “quirky” would be lazy, especially when the word “demented” is sitting right there. Marinetti’s “The Futurist Cookbook” and Kingsley Amis’s top-drawer advice on bottom-shelf liquor. It shares its lineage not only with “The Frugal Gourmet” and “The Martha Stewart Show” but also with F. It’s a heartfelt, crackpot homage, with an independent creative vision. ![]() ![]() Although the show often exaggerates the Wonder Bread textures of heirloom cooking shows and lampoons the weird frequencies of daytime local TV, there is not too much ironic distance on offer. The cult celebrity of its charming host rests on the satirical platform of Comedy Central’s “Strangers with Candy,” but “At Home,” created by Sedaris and Paul Dinello, is not exactly a spoof. “At Home with Amy Sedaris” (truTV) might be best described as a deviled egg spiritually possessed by an imp of the perverse. ![]()
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Robert Ervin Howard (1906-1936) is best remembered for his classic sword and sorcery tales of the brawny Cimmerian swordsman Conan, though he wrote stories in a. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jacket blurbs like to call any book that drifts and ponders “a meditation.” White Magic does drift and ponder but it is not a meditation. And here, as online, the whole experience is teeming, harrowing, funny, smart, contradictory, difficult to summarize. Washuta cites “witch internet” for occult knowledge, one of the book’s subjects. Here, as online, some facts slip into a liminal space, presumed true but not precisely perceived so. Here, as online, this “I” quotes from sources as varied as Louise Erdrich, video games, The Catholic Encyclopedia, old tweets, and a Stevie Nicks profile. Here, as online, the principal voice is a nonfictional first person. Although it’s explicitly structured in three acts-and around tarot cards-Elissa Washuta’s new book White Magic (out April 27) feels shaped by a system altogether more immense and inconstant: the internet. ![]() ![]() Huebner’s books sell briskly around the world, and have been translated into 23 languages. Huebner’s books echo her philosophy - that children can and should be taught to help themselves, and that they are capable of overcoming even stuck-seeming challenges.ĭr. Her newest book maintains her distinctive voice while adding a layer of detail and sophistication appreciated by older children and teens.Īll of Dr. She created a format effective for 6-12-year olds – the What to Do Guides for Kids - teaching complex psychological concepts using metaphors, language, and humor easily understood by children. ![]() Huebner recognized the need for lively, easy-to-read take-home materials to help children practice the strategies they were learning in her office. 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O'Brien takes our empty cereal bowls to the sink. "If you see Buddy, tell him I hate him," Cheryl calls from the door. ![]() ![]() “I want to take my clothes off,” Reed said in a dreamy voice while leaning back in a rusted lawn chair. ![]() The room was dark despite the twinkling lights strung around the ceiling, blanketing us in a hazy glow as I watched my best friend. I had my own foul smoke that polluted me from the inside out. ![]() I could add it to the list of curses that my abilities gave me. I was sitting in a cloud of skunky smoke, sucking it in like a bad blowjob, but that weightless buzz humans liked to brag about just refused to hit my brain. No matter how many times I wrapped my candy red lips around the joint settled between my thumb and index finger, it did nothing. It was such shit that I couldn’t get high. ![]() No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the authors, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Copyright © 2019 by CoraLee June & Raven Kennedy ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The philosophy behind this mindset is simple: it is not the pursuit of excellence that leads to fulfillment but rather the pursuit of fulfillment that leads to excellence.ĭark Horse reveals the five elements of this mindset that have been road-tested by a wide array of individuals nurturing every manner of aspiration. The secret is a special mindset that empowers them to consistently make the right choices to fit their circumstances and complement their unique interests and abilities. Dark horses demonstrate that the secret to personal accomplishment is not dependent on connections, money, or standardized test scores. The Dark Horse Project was born at the Harvard Graduate School of Education to research alternative paths to excellence. Researchers Todd Rose and Ogi Ogas have studied these dark horses, and in this groundbreaking book, use the experiences of these mavericks to demonstrate that there is a different and better formula for success. Then there are those who buck the formula and triumph on their own terms. But what if we have it exactly backwards? While this standard formula works for some it fails for far too many. This is the commonly accepted formula for fulfilling goals and dreams. Know your long-term goals, work hard (very, very hard), and stay the course in the face of all obstacles until you reach your goal. 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