Ancient Grains Archive
Fake Metal Bands
Ancient Grains, Humor
Jul 16, 2013
I see you, dear reader. I understand you. You’ve got everyone from Anubis Gate to Zonaria on your iPod, but nothing to listen to. The obscurest Cappadocian underground thrashers are still too surface for your refined palate. It’s increasingly difficult to find metal’s cutting edge amidst Yngwie knock-offs and GTA soundtrack sell-outs.
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2014′s Hottest Legal Trends
Ancient Grains, Humor
Jul 16, 2013
Women in Montana, Washington, Idaho, and Ohio must undergo a nine-month waiting period after asking their doctor for an abortion.
Women in Texas, Arizona, Rhode Island, and South Carolina must successfully draw a picture of what their ultrasound might look like if the fetus were a baby deer wearing a sailor suit singing
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This Week in Reading: Helen Garner and Mary Wesley
Ancient Grains, Books
Jul 15, 2013
I'm really excited to talk about this Helen Garner novel, The Spare Room, but first, let's talk about how I came to be reading it. I was traveling with my best friend and her parents, which is the sort of thing you usually do in high school with people whose parents can
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Author Bios Are My Business
Ancient Grains, Writing
Jul 15, 2013
“Rowling’s authorship was revealed by The Sunday Times after it investigated how a first-time author “with a background in the army and the civilian security industry” could write such an assured debut novel.”
You’d think that a city as grey and hopeless as London wouldn’t be able to produce the high-watt sunlight that
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You’re Going To Wizard Summer Camp And I Don’t Want To Hear Another Word About It
Ancient Grains, The Great Outdoors
Jul 15, 2013
Simon. Simon. You need to get up. It's almost eleven, for crying out loud.
You missed breakfast, by the way. Your sister's already at work.
Listen--scoot over, Simon, make room--I remember how upset you were--don't be dramatic, Simon, I'm your mother; it's nothing I haven't seen, scoot over--I remember how upset you were when
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Three Short Stories
Ancient Grains, Writing
Jul 15, 2013
Victoria
The governess was ugly but the master fell in love with her anyway. He wooed her with pianofortes and ancient scarabs. When those didn’t please her, he threw her out of the house. She married the gardener. She had always preferred flowers.
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A Guide to Popular TV Shows* in 2013
Ancient Grains, Artwork
Jul 15, 2013
*that I don't watch.
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Cocktail Hour: Tell Spock All About It
Ancient Grains, Open Thread
Jul 12, 2013
This, the finest hostess gift ever, was acquired in Newburg, Ontario, from an artist who had despaired of ever selling it.
Let us reflect on his stained-glass visage, left lonely for years on a card table while others picked out pictures of flowers and cats, and discuss our week.
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