A Tale of Two Short Story Collections

Why don't we as a society read more short stories? They're good for our short-attention span brains! And who doesn't like a story delivered quickly? When I was in college, I read comic books more than anything else because I COULD get a story in a quicker, easier fashion. My guess is that short stories are hard to talk about without giving away the ending, and also can be depressing. I'll try not to do the former and own up to the latter.

( The Laws of Evening ... You should read this one, Aja. I think you'll like it. )

( Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri )

Oh and ... by the way, I did see The Dark Knight. Without going into any spoilers, Heath Ledger was amazing, Aaron Eckhart was amazing, Christian Bale is still the best Batman. But I do hope the people who ground their teeth over Iron Man's alleged sexism (which I disagree with, but I've already explained why) don't give The Dark Knight a free pass, because I think it was worse (not The Wicker Man remake worse, mind you, but it did annoy me) and I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone complain about it yet. Maybe they're all upset over Dr. Horrible but ... [sigh]. What a shame.

Okay, okay, spoiler. I can't help it.

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Watchmen trailer is growing on me, by the way.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

( Spoilers. NO SERIOUSLY )