What I know now // 028

I wanted to try a different format because I’ve transitioned mostly from articles to podcasts since starting work. Instead of a monthly list of some of my favorite articles, maybe a deep dive into some really great podcasts I’ve listened to recently? Recently I listened to Revisionist History, a podcast hosted by Malcolm Gladwell. In general,…

Alter-blog-ego

Regular posting again? Win! Ok, so 30 Rock is hands down my favorite comedic TV show. It has all the things that make laugh: the dark, the dry, and the absurd.  Even though I could never watch it during school, I watched every single season on my computer this summer. Mmmm, so good! So it…

Stealing Buddha’s Dinner

“I read to be alone. I read so as not to be so alone.”   I just finished reading Stealing Buddha’s Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen that my friend and fellow English major gave me months ago. It’s about the cultural-conflicts a Vietnamese-born American girl faces growing up in Michigan. Basically. So much of it…

Goings On

Deep breath—here we go! Reading: What is the What? By Dave Eggers. Sad book based on a true story of a Lost Boy of Sudan.While the subject material could make for an overly dramatic retelling of war, death, and displacement, Egger’s treats the subject well and it is a very good story that is approachable.…