All Consuming : Julia

Consumed "Borat - Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:09:51 GMT

Borat - Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Widescreen Edition)

by Larry Charles

NOT WORTH IT!

Consuming "Your Amazing Newborn (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:29:48 GMT

Your Amazing Newborn (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)

by Marshall H. Klaus

Consumed "The Coral Thief: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:52:22 GMT

The Coral Thief: A Novel

by Rebecca Stott

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Business of Being Born"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:43:51 GMT

The Business of Being Born

by Abby Epstein

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Hunger Games"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:17:01 GMT

Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

WORTH IT!

Consumed "An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:57:05 GMT

An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't

by Judy Jones

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Road"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:17:07 GMT

The Road

by John Hillcoat

WORTH IT!

Consumed "New Moon [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:29:50 GMT

New Moon [Theatrical Release]

by Chris Weitz

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "Sisters in War: A Story of Love, Family, and Survival in the New Iraq"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:29:11 GMT

Sisters in War: A Story of Love, Family, and Survival in the New Iraq

by Christina Asquith

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Michael Jackson: This Is It"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:26:21 GMT

Michael Jackson: This Is It

by Kenny Ortega

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Rushmore"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:38:17 GMT

Rushmore

by Wes Anderson

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Julie & Julia"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:01:26 GMT

Julie & Julia

by Nora Ephron

WORTH IT!

Consumed "A Serious Man [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:06:32 GMT

A Serious Man [Theatrical Release]

by Joel & Ethan Coen

WORTH IT!

Consumed "An Education [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:38:18 GMT

An Education [Theatrical Release]

by Lone Scherfig

WORTH IT!

Consumed "An Echo in the Bone: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:45:15 GMT

An Echo in the Bone: A Novel

by Diana Gabaldon

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Where the Wild Things Are [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:14:05 GMT

Where the Wild Things Are [Theatrical Release]

by Spike Jonze

WORTH IT!

Consumed "John Adams (HBO Miniseries)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:17:11 GMT

John Adams (HBO Miniseries)

WORTH IT!

Consuming "Caesar's Women"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:03:31 GMT

Caesar's Women

by Colleen Mccullough

Consumed "National Geographic: Aftermath - Population Zero"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:02:48 GMT

National Geographic: Aftermath - Population Zero

by Christopher Rowley

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:06:02 GMT

Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously

by Julie Powell

WORTH IT!

A review of "Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process" (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Julia) — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:19:29 GMT

Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process

by Irene Pepperberg

This is the story of Alex, an African Grey parrot who was the subject of Irene Pepperberg’s 30-year experiment in animal intelligence.

As someone who is convinced we humans do not give other animals due credit when it comes to intelligence, I was ready to be wowed by Alex. While Alex’s intellect was impressive, Pepperberg’s writing left something to be desired. To start, it takes her 50 pages (of a 226-page book) to actually begin the story, and spends entirely too much time talking about herself. I was disappointed in the book’s brevity and overall lack of detail about his leaning progress, particularly when it came down to technique and the methods used to test his intelligence. I would happily have digested a book twice this size in exchange for more fascinating detail.

For another, better written take on avian intelligence, try Wesley the Owl.