Category Archives: Reading

Salmon Felix Stirs the Pot

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Phil Bost

Image via JHM. I’ve posted on Felix before. I just love this guy. He’s provocative in the very best ways. Here, he argues, Individuals are doing it, banks are doing it — faced with the horrific news and pictures from … Continue reading →

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Exception to the Rule

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Phil Bost

On your birthday, you are allowed to set something on fire. Money, barbie dolls, dirt, you name it. The Make-Up – Center of the Earth* *This post was an excuse to post a song for my friend Brian who just … Continue reading →

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I’m Sorry for Neglecting You

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Phil Bost

Hello friends, please take a moment to enjoy my Luke Johnson-styled post. (He is such a vital blogger, so do take a moment to check his wares.) ************ This blog has experienced serious neglect since I’ve started working on durhamhoods.com, … Continue reading →

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Sister Site

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Phil Bost

DurhamHoods.com is live.

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Knife City Renovations

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Phil Bost

Recently, I moved my blog’s host from wordpress.com to wordpress.org. Those three little letters can cause big headaches for a guy with no web developing experience. Bear with me as I try to sprint up this learning curve as fast … Continue reading →

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The Adrenaline Jimmies

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Phil Bost

The Adrenaline Jimmies are not to be confused with the Jimmy Legs described here by Jon Stewart: Stay with me here. I have a hypothesis that strength training does something to an individual’s capacity to produce adrenaline. This is an … Continue reading →

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Top Secret Durham Neighborhood Listserv Map

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Phil Bost

This post is about my top secret project that I’ve been working on for a few weekends.  It was partly inspired by an eight year-old girl who went missing about a block from my house on January 7th.  It was … Continue reading →

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Jim Fallows on Throwing Like a Girl

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Phil Bost

[image via Andrew Side A] Two things: 1. Natural movements aren’t always innate. 2. We need to stop with the ‘throwing like a girl’ talk. Jim Fallows: A surprising number of people think that there is a structural difference between … Continue reading →

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Douglas Coupland’s Predictions for the Coming Decade

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Phil Bost

I read this a couple of months ago, but only now, in these early days of the new decade*, does it feel right to stamp out the ubiquitous optimism with some good doubt. Douglas Coupland, a Canadian curmudgeon, lists 45 predictions for the … Continue reading →

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Christopher Hitchens on How to Make a Proper Cup of Tea

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Phil Bost

[image via The Thinking Blue] I envy Hitchens’ writing style. He takes confident chances with the language and they work. Now that “the holidays”—at their new-style Ramadan length, with the addition of Hanukkah plus the spur and lash of commerce—are … Continue reading →

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