by Catie Disabato

The Sensual Part Of It

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The idea that technology creates behavior is so widespread it masquerades as common knowledge, a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Haunted Houses

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In honor of October, Halloween, and the spider-web decals on my nails, here are my recommendations for a pair of off-the-beaten haunted house novels.

Broken Things

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Most conversations, or written diatribes, about technology work off an unstated and false assumption of technology in a vacuum: technology always working perfectly, technology always available.

The Neverending Story

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I get the uncanny valley wiggins. Unreal becomes real, and all of a sudden, the emotions of The Real Housewives become valid, human feelings (albeit ones expressed by dangerous narcissists).

Destination Partying

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Experiencing a tourist scene is its own kind of tourism.

Mountains of the Moon – I. J. Kay

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I had moments while reading when I felt the main character had reached out from the page, grabbed me by the throat, and smacked my head against the binding until my nose started bleeding and I gave her my full attention.

Being Blocked in 10 Acts

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I hope this doesn’t make me sound under-sexed.

A New Kind of Judging a Book By Its Cover

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There is a new kind of judging a book by its cover: judging a piece of art by the way it’s marketed.

Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn

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Like a generous spouse, Gone Girl gives everything a reader could want from a mystery novel.

A Snake Eating Its Tail

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Is there value in having the same arguments over and over?