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Book 14: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Heard about this book on NPR, and then several scientist friends mentioned that it was really good. In a time far far away I was in bench science research, and I never once thought about the origination of the cells … Continue reading

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Book 11: Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History

The 52-in-52 book challenge is going great, despite my best efforts to keep busy with other things (see: learning japanese, moving to a frickin fantastic apartment). Em & I took a road trip up to Chattanooga to see Ani Difranco … Continue reading

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Book 9: The Good Soldiers by David Finkel

A well-written look at the Iraq war, by a reporter who spent a year embedded with army infantry battalion 2-16. I’ve been an opponent of the war(s) since before it they started, but having a brother in the military makes … Continue reading

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I got 99 problems…

It’s been really freaking cold here in the DeepSouth, and I’ve been trying to warm myself up by listening to music I like (and yeah, buying too many records. Mostly so I’ll have cardboard liners to burn for heat). Today … Continue reading

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