Category: writing / books
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Book Review: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, by Mary Roach
Stiff tells various tales about what happens to our bodies after we die. From experiments with car crashes and bullet impacts, to good old cannibalism, it’s a fascinating look at some stories that would usually remain buried. Aside from being willing to go places few people would dare, Roach’s strength is in the personality that…
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Me in Maclean’s, + Wrinkly Nuts
Sooo there’s an article about me in Maclean’s Magazine (April 12th issue, page 62). It goes like so: Plain old coffee can be boring, so Mike “Phronk” [my last name] of London, Ont., likes to put “weird things” in his (he keeps a blog about it). [etc.] Conspicuously absent? The address of said blog. I…
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The Horrors of Internet Dating, Volume 6
I got this message a while ago: So mysterious! Is “garte” even better than great? What exactly does “hi sexie tattoosit” mean? Nothing is more alluring than mystery, so I clicked to see her profile. RELEASE THE CRAKING. First we get what she doesn’t want. Fair enough. A few spelling problems there, but I don’t…