I'd second Time's Arrow . I didn't love Amis on my first try, but would certainly participate in a group reading. Time's Arrow is a fairly compact book, with a seemingly interesting premise. I also think Amis's work lends itself to discussion. And the atypical structure of Time's Arrow, whether Amis...

Here in the UK, some of us are watching your elections with great interest, because, like it or not, the result is going to effect us. Penelope, what exactly do you mean by "like it or not, the result is going to effect us," if you don't mind me asking? And if he IS pandering to a specifi...

...that is the name of the hairdressing place I frequent. I knew the name of my hairdressers was from a musical, so I did deduce that the movie was likely to be one as well Theo, do you know for sure they named the business after the musical, or could it have been after the urban myth? Just curious...

I am astonished that anyone could play John Lennon's "Imagine" as part of the liturgy as happens in some more liberal parishes. Well I've never witnessed "Imagine" (isn't one of the lines in that song "imagine there's no religion"?) during a Mass celebration, but I kno...

As we wait for January's slow creep to February I figured we could do a bit of preliminary discussion, in this thread, about Heart of Darkness . First, out of curiosity, of those who plan on reading and discussing: Who has read it before? How long ago? and In what context? Also, if anyone wants to d...

Careful with the Maple Leafs jokes! Things could get ugly.... Heh, I couldn't help myself. I've never met a Canadian who wasn't at least a bit interested in their hockey team, so I figured a dig on yours would compel you to reply at least once. Actually, I'm not a dedicated hockey fan. I just hang ...

Here's a Slate article on Pollan's new book, if interested

I twice scheduled and cancelled trips to New York in December to see this photography exhibition. So alas, despite my best efforts, I never got to the MET to see the show before it closed at the end of the year. But, that now seems rather fortunate; because, over the holidays, I learned of an unprec...

Chris, I would recommend the Norton edition I had linked in my last post. As I said, it's annotated and includes a host of critical essays, and is under $12. Actually, I suggest if one doesn't want to buy an annotated edition, then it might just be best to read it free off Project Guttenberg. I alre...

Thanks Chris. I know you hate banning people, but I think you gave coberst ample opportunity to readjust his method to address the goals of the forum. He, obviously, had no such intention.