http://orangerful.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ thoughts on books, movies, and other media en Vox Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:28:33 -0500 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-the-girl-who-played-with-fire-by-stieg-larsson-2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(orangerful) http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-the-girl-who-played-with-fire-by-stieg-larsson-2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-the-girl-who-played-with-fire-by-stieg-larsson-2009.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:28:33 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2252000a7604a01240b76bff1860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252000a7604a01240b76bff1860e-50si" alt="The Girl Who Played with Fire (An Unabridged Production)[15-CD Set]; Girl who played with fire (Audio CD/Audio Book)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Girl Who Played with Fire is the sequel to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. And, like so many seconds in a trilogy, it might be better than the first. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo introduced us to Mikhail Blomkvist, investigative journa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-the-girl-who-played-with-fire-by-stieg-larsson-2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddbb774a860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mystery audiobooks read_in_2009 http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-going-bovine-by-libba-bray-2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(orangerful) http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-going-bovine-by-libba-bray-2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-going-bovine-by-libba-bray-2009.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:49:11 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddd06654860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddd06654860c-50si" alt="Going Bovine" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> SPRING BREAK WOO! Well, that's what Cameron wishes he could say. Instead, he's just found out that he contracted mad cow disease and doesn't have much longer to live. But one day while he's sitting in his hospital bed, an angel in combat boots... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-going-bovine-by-libba-bray-2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252000a7604a0123f17a2baf860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books young adult fiction y fic read_in_2009 http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/movie-thoughts-drag-me-to-hell-2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(orangerful) http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/movie-thoughts-drag-me-to-hell-2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/movie-thoughts-drag-me-to-hell-2009.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:38:54 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252000a7604a01240b76bdfc860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252000a7604a01240b76bdfc860e-50si" alt="Drag Me to Hell" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Before I begin this "movie thoughts" post, I must say a few things: 1. I <3 the Raimi boys. I've been a fan of the Evil Dead films since I was in high school. My brother and I watched them a LOT. We loved that weird, twisted sense of humor m... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/movie-thoughts-drag-me-to-hell-2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddbb7369860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> movies horror watched_in_2009 http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/state-of-play-2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(orangerful) http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/state-of-play-2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/state-of-play-2009.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:50:59 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/video/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddcd8821860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddcd8821860c-50si" alt="State of Play" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> A note to movie-makers: only go over 2 hours if your movie is based on a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. Otherwise, you're probably going to lose my interest. Case in point - State of Play. What could have been an edge-of-your-seat, political thrille... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/state-of-play-2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddcd889a860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> movies watched_in_2009 http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/tv-thoughts-legend-of-the-seeker-200809.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(orangerful) http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/tv-thoughts-legend-of-the-seeker-200809.html?_c=feed-rss http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/tv-thoughts-legend-of-the-seeker-200809.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:06:13 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddcc8f83860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddcc8f83860c-50si" alt="Legend of the Seeker" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Legend of the Seeker is the show that Sam Raimi was born to make. I remember watching Hercules and Xena with my parents, and I liked them well enough. There was a high cheese factor and I was never sucked into them as much as other shows, but ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/tv-thoughts-legend-of-the-seeker-200809.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252000a7604a0123f1765550860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv tv dvd watched_in_2009 http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/battlestar-galactica-the-plan-2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(orangerful) http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/battlestar-galactica-the-plan-2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/battlestar-galactica-the-plan-2009.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:25:19 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c2252000a7604a01240b712177860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2252000a7604a01240b712177860e-50si" alt="Battlestar Galactica : The Plan " /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So, if you're a fan of Battlestar Galactica, you know that the Cylons were created by man, they evolved, they rebelled, and then they came back and attempted to wipe out the human race. At the start of each episode of Season 1 and Season 2, view... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/battlestar-galactica-the-plan-2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddcac807860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tv movie movies tv dvd watched_in_2009 http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-night-trippers-by-mark-ricketts.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(orangerful) http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-night-trippers-by-mark-ricketts.html?_c=feed-rss http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-night-trippers-by-mark-ricketts.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:41:06 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddd4c078860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddd4c078860d-50si" alt="Night Trippers" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> What if Vampires ruled 1960s London? That is the thought that must have inspired Mark Ricketts when he came up with the idea for Night Trippers, a graphic novel with sex, drugs, rock & roll, and vampires. Dorothy (Dot, for short) is a nurse at ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-night-trippers-by-mark-ricketts.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252000a7604a0123f16ada48860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> graphic novels graphic_novels read_in_2009 http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-by-stieg-larsson-2008.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(orangerful) http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-by-stieg-larsson-2008.html?_c=feed-rss http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-by-stieg-larsson-2008.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:32:56 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2252000a7604a0123f169e06c860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252000a7604a0123f169e06c860f-50si" alt="The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It's very rare that I pick up an adult book, but I had heard rumblings about this book for awhile so I decided to give it a try. All of the print copies were checked out of the library at the time, but the audiobook was available, so I took that... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-by-stieg-larsson-2008.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252000a7604a01240b6670e4860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mystery audiobooks books read_in_2009 http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-stitches-by-david-small-2009.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(orangerful) http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-stitches-by-david-small-2009.html?_c=feed-rss http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-stitches-by-david-small-2009.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:21:25 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddd3c4ec860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddd3c4ec860d-50si" alt="Stitches: A Memoir" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> If the artwork on the cover of Stitches seems familiar to you, it's probably because you've seen David Small's illustrations in such classic children's picture books - like Imogene's Antlers. But Stitches is not for kids... Imagine you are 11 y... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-stitches-by-david-small-2009.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252000a7604a0123f169e05b860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books graphic novels graphic_novels read_in_2009 http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-the-restless-dead-2007.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(orangerful) http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-the-restless-dead-2007.html?_c=feed-rss http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-the-restless-dead-2007.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:51:11 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/book/6a00c2252000a7604a0123f168ecb7860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c2252000a7604a0123f168ecb7860f-50si" alt="The Restless Dead: Ten Original Stories of the Supernatural" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Noyes, D. The Restless Dead Candlewick Press, 2007. 256 pages. $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-76362-906-9 Ghosts, ghouls, tell-tale hearts, and vampires. This collection of short stories has something for everyone that is a fan of supernatural tales, all w... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://orangerful.vox.com/library/post/book-thoughts-the-restless-dead-2007.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c2252000a7604a0123ddbf231e860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books read_in_2009