Groundhog Day

Patrick — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:37:41 +0000

I woke up with a brilliant idea: I was going to make the entire internet repeat itself so that it appeared exactly the same as it was yesterday. The problem is that I couldn’t get everyone else to go along with it. The other sites, they have no sense of humor. “We have news to report.” Whatever. Instead, I give you a fine collection of links to help you begin your six additional weeks of winter (Sucks to be you, people who live somewhere that has winter).

First Lines is a great use of the always tricky Tumblr platform. It’s pretty simple, really: the first lines of famous novels. Read it, and you’ll be much more prepared for the next Vroman’s Trivia Night.

Jacket Copy points out that, once again, the Academy Awards will be a decidedly literary affair, with four of the Best Picture nominees based on books (The Blind Side, An Education, Up in the Air, Precious). Incidentally, I have a copy of Lynn Barber’s memoir An Education on my desk and it is a gorgeous little paperback, so much more attractive than a movie tie-in copy.

And lastly, Unbridled Books has made this very clever PSA about the dangers of consuming too much high quality literature. We’re all at risk!
Click here to view the embedded video.

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Groundhog Day