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A friend of mine recently introduced me to a concept called Tiers of Fun.
(Everything is fine now.)
Thats classic Tier 3 Fun, she said.
And then she explained the tiers.
Tier 1 Fun is when you experience something, and it is fun.
The Tiers of Fun interpretative method is basically an elaboration on the Nora Ephron epithet Everything is copy.
Ive found it to be a solid system for locating purpose in the untrammeled chaos of life.
No matter what happens to you, somebody at some point could potentially find it entertaining!
Now thats a telos I can get behind.
Daddyby Emma Cline
Fiction, September 3
Have you ever had a Warhead candy?
I believe this is a technically perfect book.
If you dont play chess (or even know the names of the pieces!
), the chess-related writing is both detailed and suspenseful its almost worth reading just to seehowthat is possible.
Not surprisingly, Netflix is turning it into a TV show out this month.
I should note that this book contains a couple sections that can only be described as icky.
This isnt a trigger warning, just an asterisk.
I dont make the rules!).
True Storyis a delectable addition to the trendlet.
Alcohol and lacrosse players are involved.
(With great skill and intelligence, it turns out.)
Scratch your itch forreading materialthats like Philip K. Dick minusAMPHETAMINESplusAFROFUTURISM?
Explore the internetsmost exciting food-safety website?
(Not anOXYMORON!)
Attempt to separate fact from fiction for the first ten pages and thensurrenderto the enchantment of thisHYBRID BEAST?
PopintoZadie SmithsINTERNAL MONOLOGUEfor a sec?
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