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ulysses is my achilles heel

by J at 11:14 am on 16.06.2004Comments Off
filed under: eclectica

In case you cared, today is the 100th anniversary of Bloomsday – the day celebrated in joyce’s “ulysses”. Reading it is on my list of 101 things to do before I die, but i have to admit, I’ve only ever managed to muddle through about 50 pages of it (too many footnotes!). If you’re like me and want to sound pretentious and overeducated, here’s a cheat sheet.

here’s a shocker: saddam had nothing to do with 9/11

I couldn’t make this shit up: apparently the newest trend is cockroach racing.

fucking, austria. no, really.

ho hum: madonna’s newest incarnation? the mystical mother

go, kerry, go

The sheer stupidity of Brit footie fans knows no bounds. Fer crissake, they didn’t even play last night!

that’s enough for today. keep smilin’

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