What I've been reading.

Discover Your Inner Economist, Tyler Cowen. The blog is better.

No one belongs here more than you, stories by Miranda July. Not my cup of tea. Precious, twee, affected, yes, etc. But there's redemption! The book's web site is neat and only takes, like, three minutes. Article here.

The brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz. By turns maddening and gripping, this book left me pretty conflicted most of the way through. The second half was better than the first, and the end was the best part. In fact, I suggest the following reading plan: read the first chapter on Oscar, then skip to the chapter on Oscar's mother, Beli, then read the chapter on Beli's parents, then read the end. And you're done! I feel like my background in role-playing games, fantasy, science fiction, and comic books gave me an advantage in grokking most of the allusions in this book. I will dispense explanations of terms like "10d4" and "Darkseid" for a nickel.