Here’s a book that takes issue with the popular image of beer as the drink of sports-watching couch potatoes: How Beer Saved the World, an anthology of quirky short stories celebrating beer. Edited by Book View Cafe’s Phyllis Irene Radford, … Continue reading
Daily Archives: April 29, 2013
Why are people focusing on this question so much lately? Is it some weak tie-in to women’s history month (March)? Does this happen every time spring rolls around? Or has something reached epidemic proportion and now it’s time to Do … Continue reading
In the last Horseblog I talked about a particular stallion and his spring rituals. I’ve since been able to catch a short video of his space-claiming process, which I’ve posted here. It comes complete with roll-roll-roll and rearandpawtheAIR. Watching him … Continue reading
by Ursula K. Le Guin After the Boston Marathon bombing people kept talking about Americans standing together, standing tall. I didn’t understand. Americans grieving together, bowing down in sorrow together — I could understand that. We needed to mourn together … Continue reading