The “Car Talk” radio show is great, but this book consists mainly of uninformed twaddle that isn’t even very funny. They’re better on the radio when you get to hear their voices and maniacal laughter, and they’re better when they’re at least sort of talking about cars. The only exception is the last part of the book, “The Education Trilogy”, which is worth reading if you don’t already understand the ways in which the US educational system is fucked up. I understood, and it’s been phrased better by others anyway.

A very insightful piece of social science research, presented eloquently. If you think “abortion should be legal, but it shouldn’t be used as birth control”, you should read this book.

The movie is more about the personal interactions between the people on the business side of lucha in Orange County than about the actual wrestling. Unfortunately, this is largely because the director wasn’t able to get legal permission to use most of the footage he shot. But that doesn’t excuse the poor editing and appalling scrolling captions.

Full of ethical/philosophical dilemmas that would keep anybody awake at night if only they were real. In a few centuries, maybe some of them will be.

Re-reading this for the nth time. There’s this dream that if you drive 10 or 100 or 1000 miles, you might find something better or at least different than the world you know. I’m not sure if that’s true anymore, but this book says that it was once, at least.

Not so much writing as n pages of stream-of-consciousness. Could benefit from an editor, or a less egotistical author.

The protagonist Keeley, a scientist, isn’t entirely convincing, but even if a woman with a Ph.D would never act that ditzy, it’s refreshing to see one as a chicklit character.

A good look at the conflict between protectionist and egalitarian forms of feminism. If you’re a woman who says “I’m not a feminist…” but appreciates the right to vote and not be raped by your husband, you should read this book.

Here’s the movie in brief so you don’t have to spend the 2 1/2 hours: CAN PEOPLE PLZ STOP KILLING EACH OTHER NOW KTHXBYE.

Captures the feel of the book pretty well. I’d watch it again 1 or 6 times.