books, the universe, and everything Vox 2008-07-01T14:04:54Z Emily http://emilyw.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00ccff97f7086ea5/ with freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy? - oscar wilde Entertainment QotW: Movie Prices tag:vox.com,2008-07-01:asset-6a00ccff97f7086ea500fad69658580004 2008-07-01T00:42:58Z 2008-07-01T14:04:54Z Emily http://emilyw.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom How much does a ticket cost at your usual movie theater? Does the price affect the number of movies you see at the theater? Submitted by Kristie. (Yay! This question was recommended by my friend Kristie!) A movie ticket here is $12. That's a lo...

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Shelfari

I signed up for Shelfari about a year ago, but never really used it much. I rediscovered it a few weeks ago and decided that I really like it. I've logged all the books I've read during the last two years onto my shelves. I'm also trying to begin...

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]]> Diane Ackerman Quote tag:vox.com,2008-06-19:asset-6a00ccff97f7086ea500fad692b6f20004 2008-06-19T01:53:10Z 2008-06-20T17:50:53Z Emily http://emilyw.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well. -Diane Ackerman

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]]> Links for 06.13.08 tag:vox.com,2008-06-14:asset-6a00ccff97f7086ea500fa967e1d9b0002 2008-06-14T03:07:38Z 2008-06-15T23:49:37Z Emily http://emilyw.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Used booksellers share the funny, interesting, and odd things they've found in books. (found on Kimbooktu) Beautiful and whimsy decorating project on Design*Sponge: using your computer to create printable wallpaper with camo-photos hidden within ...

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]]> Mother Night tag:vox.com,2008-06-13:asset-6a00ccff97f7086ea500fa967e0fe30002 2008-06-13T22:01:22Z 2008-06-15T23:47:29Z Emily http://emilyw.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I finished Mother Night. It's going to take me a while to remove myself far enough from the book to judge fairly where it ranks in my list of favorite Vonneguts. Because if I were to answer right now I'd without hesitation say that it's my favorit...

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Mother Night

I'm only 71 pages into Mother Night so far, but I'm already getting an inkling that it might be my favorite Vonnegut yet, which is no small compliment. I'm also still churning along in Mansfield Park. It's getting much more interesting, but I s...

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Garamond Futura

Show us your favorite font. Submitted by [this is connie].

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]]> Flickr Photo Meme tag:vox.com,2008-06-09:asset-6a00ccff97f7086ea500fa967d61580003 2008-06-09T12:13:25Z 2008-06-12T11:32:57Z Emily http://emilyw.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Flickr Meme

This is one of the most fun memes I've seen in a while. Thanks to all the neighbors who posted it! The Instructions: a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into flickr search b. Using only the first page, pick an image. c. Copy and ...

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]]> QotD: Homes Sweet Homes tag:vox.com,2008-06-08:asset-6a00ccff97f7086ea500fad68f693e0004 2008-06-08T03:38:38Z 2008-06-08T03:38:38Z Emily http://emilyw.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom How many houses have you lived in? How is where you live now different from where you grew up? I have lived in two houses. One I do not remember, we moved before I was one year old. The second I lived in for 17ish years. Since then, I have liv...

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]]> Polysyllabic Spree May 2008 tag:vox.com,2008-06-01:asset-6a00ccff97f7086ea500fae8beeec3000b 2008-06-01T18:48:04Z 2008-06-01T19:47:51Z Emily http://emilyw.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Books Purchased May 2008 Books Read May 2008

Books Purchased: A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary Shteyngart Snobbery by Joseph Epstein Night by Elie Wiesel Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem Letters of the Century edited by Lisa ...

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