Reviews Posted:
The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross - 2/5 stars - young-adult, steampunk, historical fiction
The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross - 2.5/5 stars - young-adult, steampunk, historical fiction
Winter in Wartime by Jan Terlouw - 3.5/5 stars - middle grade, historical fiction
Being Friends With Boys by Terra ElanMcVoy - 3.75/5 stars - young adult, contemporary
Fun Stuff
Dick Clark, longtime Hollywood staple, has just passed away at age of 82. Bringing in the New Year will never be the same.
Check out a "ton" of new pictures from Snow White and the Huntsman. I don't know what looks more epic - Charlize's wardrobe or he mega-bitchface.
In honor of Victoria Beckham's recent 38th birthday, here are 38 pictures of her not smiling.
J.K. Rowling is starting to write a Harry Potter encyclopedia and will donate the profits to charity. I love JKR - what a class act all around.
The 20 Most Annoying Characters on TV. Kim Bauer FTW.
An essay on why, even if you don't like steampunk, you should give Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series a try.
Read a detailed RESPONSE to S2E3 of Game of Thrones -What Is Dead May Never Die - by Ewa.
A map of the US that shows all the different speech dialects and where they are of the population.
A list of fictional character birthday calenders for every month of the year. Who shares your bday? Josh Baskin from Big is my co-birthday person.
Photographs Renewed - famous old black and white photos with color - Anne Frank, Abraham Lincoln, Civil War battlefields, the atomic bomb test, etc.
10 Bizarre Ways a Volcano Can Kill You. They can EXPLODE my brain? WHAT.
Also happening in the Land of Crazy (aka Arizona) - Governor Jan Brewer signed an extreme new abortion law.
The most used words in the English language.
10 'aliens' disguised as somewhat attractive celebrities.
There is a real disease that actually causes people to crack jokes and bad puns. It's called Witzelsucht and it's technically a mental disorder.
TUMBLR OF THE WEEK: Gram of Thrones - Game of Thrones Instagrammed.
Check out these cool chairs designed to look like the cast of The Simpsons.
The 'Parks & Rec' gag reel is made of win and might have made me love the world a little more than I did five minutes ago.
10 'aliens' disguised as somewhat attractive celebrities.
There is a real disease that actually causes people to crack jokes and bad puns. It's called Witzelsucht and it's technically a mental disorder.
TUMBLR OF THE WEEK: Gram of Thrones - Game of Thrones Instagrammed.
Check out these cool chairs designed to look like the cast of The Simpsons.
The 'Parks & Rec' gag reel is made of win and might have made me love the world a little more than I did five minutes ago.
Off to check out a bunch of links!
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