McSweeney's: A 1608 Holiday Catalogue
More hilarity from McSweeney's. This time, it's The Gutenberg Christmas Catalogue, 1608. Imagine it's the turn of the seventeenth century, and you're not sure what to get that certain someone. Maybe one of the world's hottest new books could be the ticket.
The World Is Flat
BY ANONYMOUS
An excerpt: "As I recline on a plank made in East Lancaster, writing with a quill made in North-East Lancaster, tracing these very words with ink from my neighbour's cat, it hits me: We are all part of the same amazing porridge."
Recommended for readers who enjoyed Anonymous's Guns, Germs, and Steel: A Strategick Proposal. Enjoy a 10 percent discount if you preorder the author's forthcoming sequel, I Insist, the World Really Is Flat.
The Da Vinci Code
BY ANONYMOUS
Might the mysterious shapes Leonardo da Vinci drew inside the breech-cloth areas of his human figures be more than just hilarious squiggles?
I'm sure people will be talking about the Kindle and about some of our the things our leaders are currently saying when they're revisited in 2408.
S.F. Holiday Gift Guide
My better half is tough to shop for. She has excellent taste, but generally already owns most of what she wants.
For those of us in the Bay Area who are running into this problem, the SF Bay Guardian has put together a series of articles with suggestions on where to shop for the holidays. Their enormous Holiday Gift Guide should also help point you in the right direction.
Other places to check for ideas:
- Josh Spear's Gift Guides
- Etsy
- The Hipster Holiday Gift Guide
- Uncrate (for him) or Outblush (for her)
Any other favorite places to look? Let me know...