Things We Like
What really moved or informed you in the last month? What books, stories, movies, articles, TV, music? Send us your suggestions! (See "To Reach Currents," Page C3. If e-mailing, put "Things We Like" in the subject field.)
Article/essay/speech: "One on One With Obama," by S.L. Price in the
Dec. 24 issue of
Sports Illustrated (http://go.philly.com/
obamaball). Got game.
Short story:
"Cheesesteak Heaven,"
by Kathy Anderson, from the June 19, 2006, issue
of Philadelphia Stories (http://go.philly.com/
anderson).
Book, nonfiction:
Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (http://go.philly.com/
threecups). There is something we can do.
Book, fiction:
What Is the What,
by Dave Eggers (http://go.philly.com/
eggers). Of Sudan, globalism and understanding.
Web site/Video game: Lee Camp's pranktivism, using comedy to protest, as with, for example, sweatshop clothing: (http://go.philly.com/
pranktivism).
Movie: Juno, with miraculous script by Diablo Cody (http://www.
foxsearchlight.com/juno).
TV: Lost, on ABC (http://go.philly.com/
verylost). Storytelling plus.
Song/album/musical/
opera: Hunter Hayes
plays "Jambalaya" (http://go.philly.com/
hunterhayes). Ça c'est bon!
Quotation/saying/aphorism: "Boxers hit harder when women are around." - Kenneth Patchen


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