Posted in daily on Jun 8th, 2007 No Comments »
Open the front cover of this resurrected magazine, subtitled, “An Asian American Magazine for Those Who Aren’t Blinking!” and you’ll see the bold declaration “MONOLID BACK FROM THE DEAD!” That’s two exclamations already. I am always glad to support independent publications. . . and local ones. . . and APA writing, all three characteristics of which [...]
Posted in daily on Jun 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Left: John Hodgman (of The Daily Show and PC vs. Mac commercials fame). Right: Dr. Bunsen Honeydew. Separated at birth?
Posted in poetic on Jun 6th, 2007 No Comments »
The closure of the original Cody’s Books on Telegraph Avenue some months ago (breathe out a sigh of regret) and then its last-opened and next-shut store in Union Square (San Francisco) leaves the last Cody’s standing on 4th Street (Berkeley). It is a clean, spacious store with fresh chairs scattered about for deep perusing, befitting [...]