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The Voices of Reason
The Best of 2005
In case you were too busy to notice the world around you this past year, this week the Voices will share their opinions on the best movies, music and a bunch of other stuff from the past year. Read more.
Click here for next week's question regarding fashion and the "retro" look.
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Rant
and Rave: Rant—I Am Charlotte Simmons, by Tom Wolfe—If you want to read about a disconnect between an author and what he is writing about, look no further than this mess. Reading it was like one of those proverbial car crashes that you can't turn away from. I had to finish just to see how bad this could get. It is allegedly a slice of life story that takes place on a college campus. So many cardboard characters get dragged up in this story (the dumb jock, the rich kids, the virgin, etc.) that it is surprising that the whole story doesn't collapse immediately. The central character has some depth but is so annoying you start to root for bad things to happen to her. In any case, I finished this garbage so you don't have to. For your own sake, please don't read this book. |
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Links Need help with the Babblog Playoff Gala? Read Arlo Vander's article at Fantasy Football Cafe. For more good books from 2005, here is Bill Baker's list, courtesy of Bookslut. |
An Initial Attempt to Derive an Equation That
Can Be Used to Measure the Worst Movies of All-Time
While the tagline for The Island was clearly a warning to the audience, there is still the question of where that film would rank among the worst of the year and of all-time. Vance takes the first steps toward finding an answer. Read More.
The First Annual Babblog Football
Playoff Gala
For those fans of the twenty teams that didn't make the NFL playoffs, Jeff provides a way to add some excitement to your post-season, plus a shot at some free prizes. Read More.
Books I Read in 2005
Along with working full-time and being a devoted husband and father, Erik somehow found the time to read 365 books last year. Or maybe it just seems like that many. Read More.
