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New:   1. Our Darkest Night by Jennifer Robson 2. Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead  3. Return of the Trickster by Eden Robinson 4. The Sc...

(I know I already posted this on 2/2/22, but today is even twoier and it's a Tuesday!)

They opened up boosters to my demographic on December 20. On December 17, some of the major pharmacy chains let people in my cohort start si...

From a recent Ethicist : My wife and I have two adult daughters. They are very close in age and deeply connected to each other (thankfully...

1. Fields Where They Lay by Timothy Hallinan 2. Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibbs 3. Dogs on the Trail: A Year in the Lif...

If I'm talking to one of the adults who was around when I was a kid and I mention one of my racism-related shortcomings, such as the fac...

Dear Miss Manners : I am a reasonably empathetic person. I’m not a sob sister, but I do feel true sympathy for other people’s misfortunes....

Currently, there seems to be a shortage of political will to lock down to stop the surging omicron variant of COVID-19. What I don't und...

Captain Awkward #1359 : Dear Captain Awkward, I (she/her) have a Dad (he/him) and Mom (she her) who value their traditional culture and re...

New: 1. This is a Book About the Kids in the Hall by John Semley  Reread: 1.  Strangers in Death

I was amused to see that season 2 of Good Omens will include an angel named Muriel , because the Good Omens sequel fic that lives in my head...

Toronto Star : The day brings a burst of energy and creative inspiration our way, which can bode well for work-related projects, as well as...

1. Markswoman by Rati Mehrota 2. North Korea Journal by Michael Palin

Conventional wisdom is that hard work is a virtue.  If you work hard, you will achieve success. I think we need to question the notion tha...

From time to time, you hear politicians talking about improving housing affordability by providing tax incentives or tax credits or rebates ...

One thing I've learned in recent years is that I'm bad at spotting racism.   There are innumerable racist (and antisemitic, and tran...

While rummaging through my box of 20 years of accumulated spare cables, I found some random unmarked floppy disks. I have no idea what's...

Captain Awkward #1352 : Dear Captain Awkward, I (they/them) am single, live alone, and have been working from home throughout the COVID si...