Bits of random thoughts and a few links. And I’m tired (as evident by this title), but I still wanted to share these.
1. The book, “I Want to Get Married” is almost out. I’ve read about the blog, seen the TV show and heard my cousins talk about how funny and insightful Ghada Abdel Aal is. I think it would be really interesting to read her book and I’m looking forward to its release. You can pre-order it now.
There was an NPR article written about the book and the “marriage crisis” in the Middle East. In it, Ghada Barsoum, a Cairo-based psychologist, discusses the pressure behind marriage, stating, “It’s this whole issue of completeness. You’re not a complete person unless you’re married. It’s so different from the West.” I have to disagree. It’s not different than the West. In America, we have phrases like “my better half” and “(s)he completes me.” I don’t know about the rest of “the West,” but I imagine there isn’t much difference. No? Also, plenty of young women feel the pressure to get married before they turn 30, even in “the West” (shock face!). In fact, I was just watching a show the other day in which a 20-something-year-old explained a pact she made with a male friend that they would marry each other if not married by the age of 30. And that wasn’t the first time I’ve heard something like that.
2. “Eat, Pray, Love” was not a good book. In other words, it was a bad book. If I wasn’t a crazy person that had to finish every book I started, I would have quit a third of the way through “Eat.” But no, apparently my OCD outweighs my desire to be happy. Now that the book has been made into a movie, I can only imagine the level of awful. And on top of that…Julia Roberts. Now, please read this.
3. This guy is awesome. Read more about his project.
4. You all know how much I love Jon Stewart. Well, now I love him even more.
5. And Keith Olbermann.
6. You need to check out Yulia Brodskaya’s PAPERgraphics. These may be old, but they’re still awesome.
Too Tired to Title This August 17, 2010
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