The Casual Vacancy – J.K. Rowling
“Stone dead,” said Howard, as though there were degrees of deadness and the kind that Barry Fairbrother had contracted was particularly sordid.
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Book Review: The Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy, J.K. Rowling’s follow up to the Harry Potter series is a bit difficult to review, or even to classify. It’s one part political drama, one part small town comedy, while also being largely an ethical fable about our attitudes toward others, the interconnectedness of our lives and the consequences of our actions. It’s a seedy, foul-mouthed take on a host of issues that can feel both exaggerated and painfully realistic and believable at the same moment. And while on the surface The Casual Vacancy has little in common with Harry Potter, both stories begin in the same fashion, with death.
The opening of The Casual Vacancy is a far cry from the double murder that began Rowling’s other series, starting instead with the rather pedestrian death of Barry Fairbrother as he collapses in the parking lot of the local golf club on his anniversary due to an aneurism. Continue reading
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The Muppets
Rowlf: How come you didn’t use me in the montage? I thought my story was pretty interesting.
[cut to Rowlf snoring in a hammock on his porch surrounded by other Muppets]
Kermit the Frog: Rowlf?
Rowlf: Huh?
Kermit the Frog: You wanna get back together?
Rowlf: Okay.
[cut back to the car]
Rowlf: Classic.
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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Captain Hammer: You see, little Penny’s giving it up, she’s giving it up hard. ‘Cause she’s with Captain Hammer. [holds up his fists] And these are not the hammer. [walks away from Billy, but then returns] The hammer is my penis.
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The Muppets
Sweetums: Hello?… You want to gives us money?
Sam Eagle: Say “yes”!
Sweetums: Yes, we will take that money!
Friday Favorite: Favorite News
Today’s Friday Favorite is a bit different. I wasn’t going to do one at all, because I’m still on vacation and have trouble getting the formatting correct on my phone, but I thought I’d make an attempt. Instead of picking a favorite scene or moment or character or something else from a movie an TV show, I’m instead going to offer a few thoughts about this week’s big news about J.K. Rowling.
It was announced today (at least I think it was today, but I lose track of time when I’m on vacation) that Rowling has reached a new deal with Warner Bros., the studio behind the wildly successful adaptations of her Harry Potter books. Continue reading
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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
Billy: Hey, this is weird. I ordered one frozen yogurt and they gave me two. You don’t happen to like frozen yogurt, do you?
Penny: I love it!
Billy: You’re kidding? What a crazy random happenstance!
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The Muppets
Walter: I think that’s just an Internet rumor, like, “There’s a country called Turkey!”
Gary: Walter, how many times do we have to go through this? Turkey is a real place!
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2: Episode 10 – “Sanctuary”
Jadzia Dax: Are all your leaders women?
Haneek: Yes.
Julian Bashir: All of them?
Jadzia Dax: You heard her, Julian.
