Smoke Break #854: Samuel L. Jackson Does “Go The F@ck To Sleep” Audiobook
June 15, 2011
The much ballyhooed NSFW children’s book, Go The Fuck To Sleep, has finally got its official audiobook companion, and of course they’ve chosen the most appropriate narrator possible in Samuel L. Jackson. If you have kids, you’re going to dig this…
HAVE ANOTHER SMOKE
Seen In Vancouver #300: Take A Book & Leave A Book Cabinet In East Side Laneway
June 10, 2011
From eagle-eyed reader A.D. we discover “a bookshelf in the laneway between Pender and Frances and Commercial and Woodland.” It appears to be a take a book, leave a book setup. Nice!
MORE SEEN IN VANCOUVER
Evoke-Designed “Latitude” On Main St. Featured In New Book
July 12, 2010
Our congrats to Main St.’s own pan-American winebar Latitude for being featured in the new book Night Fever 2, which details 175 of the world’s best designed night spots for eating, drinking and sleeping. Check out the .pdf of the company’s release here.
Irish Heather And The Cascade In New Book: “21st Century Bars”
April 27, 2010
Two of our favourite local bars, The Cascade Room and The Irish Heather, have landed in a new, 240 hardcover book called 21st Century Bars. The photo-driven tome from The Images Publishing Group details the most beautifully designed bars from all around the world. Kudos to the designers of both joints – our friends at Vancouver’s own Evoke ID.
“Catcher In The Rye” Author J.D. Salinger Dead At 91
January 28, 2010
“Boy, when you’re dead, they really fix you up. I hope to hell when I do die somebody has sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery. People coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach on Sunday, and all that crap. Who wants flowers when you’re dead? Nobody. ”
J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, 1945
Rest in peace, you damned crazy brilliant sonofabitch.
“Double For Death” Is The Best Detective Story I Ever Wrote…
January 1, 2010
Book marketing is an interesting game. If a book’s saleability increases with every high profile endorsement it receives, then this particular novel, “Double For Death”, which I found on my cabin shelf at Point No Point over the holidays, is pure gold. It seems when you can’t find anyone willing to recommend your work, you just do it yourself.
Taking 21st Century Web Services Back To The Late 1960′s
December 14, 2009
(via Laughing Squid) I get a kick out of these. The book covers by artist Stéphane Massa-Bidal are based on a popular 1960′s technical instruction textbook series, only they’ve morphed into manuals for 21st century web services like Wikipedia, Twitter, and Facebook. See a few up close after the leap… Read more
Endpapers: On Award-Winners & The Sunniest Of Characters…
July 14, 2009
If you’re feeling out of touch with contemporary authors – here’s a shortcut I found while clicking through The Millions today. A stellar post by Max Magee calculates (by the number of prizes awarded) the most celebrated novels of the last 15 years. Read more
It’s Time To Get Your Guerrilla Gardener On
March 26, 2009
So, the first week of Spring has gone, not that it feels that much different from the week previous (the gabillionth week of winter). But here it is. And amazingly, even though there are no obvious signals in the physical environment (i.e. sunshine), I can feel it. I have been digging out closets and sorting through papers – bitten by some kind of Spring cleaning bug – I am even thinking about what to plant on my wee little back deck garden (and other places around town). Read more
When Durbach Met Chaplin
December 17, 2008
Anyone who has ever met Robert Chaplin knows that when I describe him as a delightfully eccentric and multi-talented artist that I am understating on both counts. If you can keep up with him, I guarantee that any opportunity to engage in conversation with Robert will land you somewhere you have never been.
In my mind, this is what must have happened when Robert met chef Andrey Durbach: I picture Robert sitting at a corner table with a dinner crowd buzzing around him. After eating his meal, Robert somehow gains an audience with the chef. Caught off guard by Robert (and his unbridled enthusiasm), Durbach enters in to a passionate conversation about food and – wham – the next thing he knew, there he was, fixing a big pot of chicken soup for a crowd of people who have come to celebrate the launch of a cookbook for kids at Barbara-Jo’s.
I don’t know how it actually went down, the important thing is – it went down, and it was good.
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Delicious Chicken Soup | Find it at Barbara-Jo’s Books to Cooks
One book. One recipe. A chicken soup recipe from Vancouver Chef Andrey Durbach (Parkside, La Buca, and Pied-à-Terre) paired with artwork and book design by local artist Robert Chaplin. A simple idea executed perfectly. This book is wonderful for both kids and grown-ups. It slows you down, makes you giggle and teaches you how to make a really nice chicken soup. Best 20 bucks you’ll ever spend on a chicken soup book.
