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One Year of Three Percent

I just noticed that it was one year ago yesterday that Three Percent went live. (E.J. and I “practiced” for a while, but unless you’ve scoured the archives, you probably never saw those posts.) Ironically—well, maybe—the first post was actually a rant about how stupid it was that Grey’s ...

Lost Book Club

I think it’s pretty clear that we like to reference Lost whenever possible, and the new Lost Book Club, is a perfect example of why we’re obsessed with this show. This very elegant and slick site is supposed to be the “home to any and all literary references made on the show—from Stephen King to ...

From German Literature to the Best Show on TV

So tonight is the night for The Invention of Morel to appear on Lost, and in case you’re interested in the context in which the book appears, check out this “sneak peek”: And in the category of odd cosmic coincidences (a staple of Lost), the actress who inspired Adolfo Bioy Casares to write this novel ...

Lots of Love for Lost and a Little Secret about Episode 4

So, the highly-anticipated fourth season of Lost premieres tomorrow night, picking up where last season and its mind-blowing flash forward left off. And I for one can’t wait. (Especially for episode 4 . . . feel free to scroll to the bottom if you want to know why.) I unabashedly love Lost, and over the past few years ...

I'm Amazed, Shocked, and Well Amazed

Via A Different Stripe Numéro, which bills itself as “the FREE Peoria area complete entertainment guide,” is featuring Adolfo Bioy Casares’s The Invention of Morel as its August book club selection. Who knew that Peoria had entertainment? Or a book club? Or a book club capable of picking an awesome ...

And Continuing the Self-Indulgent Lost Thread

From Entertainment Weekly‘s ComicCon coverage: Though loath to reveal any more details about season 4, [Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof] did tip off fans to a few, often cryptic, coming attractions. Jack and Claire will likely figure out that they’re brother and sister. We’ll find out why Ben came to ...

Little Bit of Breaking News about Lost

Since almost every brilliant book person I know is a huge fan of Lost, and since there isn’t a more literary show out there, I figure I’m justifying in spreading the news that Michael (Walt’s father, the one who left the island) will be back in Season 4. (Via Entertainment Weekly) And before we all get too ...