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Tomorrow at 9am, seat tickets go on sale for our event with John Hodgman on Tuesday, November 8, 7p. Now, if you've seen any of the recent footage of Hodgman (photos; video) then you'll notice that he is currently sporting quite a remarkable mustache indeed. Given the high ratio of mustaches to upper lips in … Continue reading Mustache Montage: A Tribute to John Hodgman
John Hodgman has quite a nice mustache. Very full, well-groomed, and a dapper addition to his upper lip. So fine is his mustache, in fact, that we've been inspired. During our event with John on Tuesday, November 8 at 7PM, we're encouraging all mustachioed individuals to enter our Mustache Contest! Co-sponsored by the good folks … Continue reading Show Off Your Mustache
Whether or not the mustache will be joining John Hodgman when he is here in our store on Tuesday, November 8th, 7p is unconfirmed. Ditto for the dinosaur ferret bones. What has been confirmed is that tickets for this event will go on sale Tuesday, November 1, the same day Hodgman's new book, That Is … Continue reading Look at These Photos of John Hodgman
The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larsen Part of me is tempted to sum up this book as: “What would happen if John Hodgman wrote a novel.” I don’t pay this book that complement just because it includes a chart of hobo signs and their meanings, although that did contribute. It’s mostly because … Continue reading Top Shelf for May 2009
More Information Than You Require My boyfriend's mother, who probably qualifies for Mensa, has a theory about why so many intelligent people love1 The Simpsons. In one particular scene2, Stephen Hawking is breaking up the horror wrought by the Springfield Mensa chapter, and Homer declares, “Larry Flynt's right! You guys suck!” How many people, she … Continue reading Allison L. recommends…
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