You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: The Catcher in the Rye
Any time someone tries to keep someone else from reading a book, the intent is to ban … even if the ban applies only to one sixth-grade classroom in some rural town.
Thursday Bag o’ Snark
Yo, scammers, I already know a hot chicks who wear glasses … they’re in my book club, they’re real … and one of them is a biker too!
Four Corners Tour, Labor Day Weekend 2013
Just back from a five-day motorcycle tour of the Four Corners region, with overnight stays in Farmington NM, Ouray CO, Durango CO, and Flagstaff AZ. Back in 1998 I drove through Durango on my way to a hashing event. It was about this time of the year, with beautiful weather and great riding conditions. There […]
Saturday Bag o’ Dumb
Opinion-makers on the right … think stirring up racial resentment will energize the white base and help the GOP win elections.
Tuesday Bag o’ Acorns
Let me see if I’ve got this right. First, Republicans in Congress defund ACORN, the community-based organization that works on behalf of low-income families to improve neighborhood safety, help them obtain health care and affordable housing, and, perhaps most important, get registered to vote. ACORN can’t survive without federal funding, so it closes its doors. […]
Paul’s Book Reviews: Fiction, Short Stories, Science Fiction, Memoir, Young Adult
“Nothing is more important mostly than a funeral,” Violet said as they ate a noon lunch of soup and sandwiches. “The whole point of a person’s life—or the lack of a point if it’s more or less rounded—can’t help popping out at a funeral.” She wedged the last triangular bite of wheat bread, cucumber, mayonnaise, […]
Tuesday Trip Planning Report
I’m starting to get excited about the next motorcycle trip, a five-day ride from Tucson to the Four Corners region and back. Once again I’m riding with my friend Ed: we’ll leave Thursday, August 29th and return on Monday, September 2nd. Our plan is to ride 500 miles Thursday, taking back roads to Farmington, New […]
You Can’t Read That!
You Can’t Read That! is a periodic post featuring banned book reviews and news roundups. YCRT! banned book news The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was removed from a New York City school’s summer-reading list after parents parents complained about a reference to masturbation. As so often happens in these cases, the author gets […]