High Water Mark of American TV Culture

Entertainment Weekly listed "The Facts of Life Goes to Paris" as one of their top 10 entertainment moments in history. I couldn't agree more.

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Candy Design Run Amok

Found this on Slog and it made me laugh. They should totally sell these at the movie theater!
Originally from Joey deVilla.

I Heart Nancy Pearl

Nancy Pearl has been a hero to me.Even before she became the model for the Action Figure Librarian She has written Book Lust and More Book Lust, each lovely paperbacks that recommend books for any mood. Her bio claims "Nancy Pearl has become a rock star among readers and the tastemaker people turn to when deciding what to read next." Exactly everything I want to be when I grow up.

But the reason I was thinking about her today, causing me to gaze fondly at my autographed Deluxe Action Figure and then get on to posting about my fandom, is that she has a great little email newsletter that shows up in my inbox from time to time and reminds me how much I love books. Now mind you, this is not something I forget easily. But in the everyday push & pull, the temptations of magazines and podcasts and newspapers can overwhelm my senses and make me forget the lush joy of falling into a novel. Or the inky-thumbed rush of tearing through a pulpy mystery. Or the braniac delights of satisfying non-fiction. Nancy Pearl's email often sends me in new directions, scurrying for my library card or at least a trip to Goodreads to add to the evergrowing "to read" list. But there's just something about having that list, about having that stack of plastic wrapped library books waiting next to my bed, that tears me away from the temptations of Netflix and Hulu and whatever ephemeral media has captured my eye and lures me back to my first love: text, bound pages, spine, leaves = books. And for that I will always love Nancy Pearl and look forward to her next email.

Baltimore Gets Hot & Heavy

Join me in the drive up 95 to go to the Erotic Arts Festival put together by Load of Fun. It's on July 18th & 19th (Fri & Sat) and will feature over 50 artists and performers, including Annie Sprinkle, the lovely woman kindly offering you a wide assortment of toys in the above photo. She will be screening her film Annie Sprinkle's Amazing World of Orgasm at the festival (yay!).

The Festival will include hands on workshops, performances, film screenings (including the hot & heavy stars of Crashpad), henna & body painting, and something called a Sensorium that I think I'll enjoy. Saturday's events will be MC'ed by the ever-sexy Lee Harrington and will include a play space. So pack your toys (or if you need more stop by Sugar first) and come have fun!

Tickets at Sugar or online here. More info on MySpace too.