Archive for the tag 'sex'

Jul 20 2008

Bonk

Bill Bryson • Neither Here Nor There Bonk by Mary Roach
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Year: 2008
Pages: 288
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№51

I picked up Bonk entirely on a whim: it was sitting precociously on the shelf of new books at the library. It wasn’t until later,…

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Mar 10 2008

For shame, Spitzer!

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New York’s Attorney General, Eliot Spitzer, is in trouble after getting caught soliciting a prostitute. Oops. A shame, that: I liked the man’s work.

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Aug 30 2007

The High-Tech Knight

Leo Frankowski • The High-Tech Knight The High-Tech Knight by Leo Frankowski
Publisher: Del Rey
Year: 1989
Pages: 247
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№38

It may be of interest to you to read my review of the first book, The Cross-Time Engineer

The High-Tech Knight picks up seamlessly where…

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Jul 11 2007

Love and Other Near-Death Experiences

Mil Millington • Love and Other Near-Death Experiences Love and Other Near-Death Experiences by Mil Millington
Publisher: Villard
Year: 2006
Pages: 368
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I don’t recall how I stumbled upon Millington’s book—some oblique link on Amazon, no doubt—but he seemed of the trendy sort of…

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Apr 23 2007

Sex = Death

From Stirling McLaughlin comes this laughable piece of prudish propaganda.

Youths AIDS poster

Yes, I understand that they’re trying to deal with a serious issue in a “hip” way, but did you notice that there was no mention at all about “safe” sex, or any…

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