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Hot Spurs anyone?

After 25 years of mulling and weighing, I've decided. Tottenham is my team. Why? a) How can you not like the words "Tottenham" and "Hot Spurs"?; b) every football fan I know is a ManU, ManCity, Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal fan; c) cool logo; d) a funny as hell manager, Harry Redknapp.  I suppose I am not an avid fan, as my mood doesn't rise and fall on wins and losses, but i wear my scarf in NYC proudly, and have not been accosted yet. One person did say "That your team, eh? For my sins, I'm a Leeds fan."  And for sheer good deeds, my other favorite team is Barcelona, those Basque booters, who have never taken advertising on their jerseys, but recently paid UNICEF $15million to put UNICEF on their uni fronts. That's very cool.

such a sad face

One of my favorite baseball player names growing up was Walt Dropo, who passed away recently. I went looking online for the car i had - a Senators card - but i found this one of him with the Reds. Such a sad face. It is really quite mesmerizing to wonder what he was thinking. Here's a link, and no, I am not endorsing this particular memorabilia seller.

all aglow

Right during Xmas week, we put on sale - and the NYT raved about - a new graphic novel of ours called Radioactive. It's the intense and trippy true story of Marie and Pierre Curie. Check it out.

a great song made better

I've seen Tom Rush do his version of Drift Away twice now, and it is a revelation. A much deeper song, and with great guitarwork by Tom. Check it out.

turn it up to 11

Why do I like a funky bass, oaky wine and burnt bagel chips? Do I need the volume up on everything?

acting out

I have yet to see an actor pretend to sip from a coffee cup, or any vessel, and actually look like there is really liquid in it. Is it really that hard to pretend there is some weight to the cup, or no room in acting to smack one’s lips??

how to write a novel

Luanne Rice's neat 2-minute video!

other publisher pick

Love Santa Monica Press' Art and Design of Wine Labels!

wall lit

Cool, classy book-related art posters at Postertext!

one of the coolest books out now

Infinite City is a trippy, beautiful reimagined atlas of San Francisco. She pairs up bars and butterflies, murders and Buddhist centers. Do not miss this book, oh ye fellow Bay Area lovers.