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Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Bingemas: For the Homesteader
Our final Bingemas day is dedicated to all the food fanatics who devour episodes of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations or grew up worshipping Megan Fellows as Anne of Green Gables. Our two picks from Goose Lane Editions and Stonehouse Publishing have the perfect dash of binge they crave.
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Bingemas: For the l33t Gamer
It’s the penultimate Bingemas day, and we’re setting our controllers down and picking up books for fans of the Legend of Zelda and Red Dead Redemption. These two debut novels from NeWest Press and Talonbooks are perfect for the gamer on your list (and might even reduce their screen time, a little).
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Bingemas: For the Feminist Killjoy
Our feminist-bent Bingemas picks are for all the giftees on your list who will stand in protest of gender inequality, absorb period dramas like Call the Midwife, and go MIA when the next season of The Handmaid’s Tale airs (and who can blame them?).
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Bingemas: For the “Here for Drama” Dilettante
You know this person: they judiciously follow the movie awards race and watch every Oscars to the end (even when the technical awards were mixed in). Your giftee loves gripping acting and dramatic scenarios, whether it’s the uncomfortable tension in Carnage or the twanging of a banjo signifying something much more sinister in Deliverance. We’ve got the…
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Bingemas: For the Animal Aficionado
Our Bingemas picks are for all the people out there who would rather be at home with their pets watching Blue Planet ll and scrolling through the WeRateDogs Twitter account. We’ve got their perfect book gifts below.
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In Review: The Week of December 4th
This week we brought the Bingemas cheer with pop-culture-inspired reads for all the giftees on your holiday list, fell in love with Max the cat, and cheered for the RBC Taylor Prize longlist nominees.
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Bingemas: For the Podcast Professor
We’re in the age of podcasts: whatever your interest, there’s at least one person making episodes about it. Canada is especially known for its cutting-edge investigative and cultural podcasts, and for fans of Canadaland and/or Colour Code, we’ve picked two books that’ll be a great analog alternative to when your audiophile giftee’s phone battery dies.
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Bingemas: For the Existentialist
For the great contemplaters of life who ground themselves with TV shows like The Good Place and who probably have all seasons of Six Feet Under on DVD, our Bingemas selections will be the kind of escape they’re dying for.
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Bingemas: For the Outcast Sympathizer
For the bleeding heart on your list with a quirky twist, today’s Bingemas haul is all about the outcasts and the people who love them – specifically, fans of the cult-hit vampire mockumentary film What We Do in the Shadows and the newly-released movie Wonder (based on the book by R.J. Palacio). You’ll find their perfect book gifts…
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Bingemas: For the Board Game Geek
BINGEMAS began this week with giftable books for those whose Holy Grail includes the Netflix original series, and continues with books for the board gamers who plan whole nights around dice rolls. For anyone who can’t get enough Pandemic or Labyrinth, these recommendations are sure to please.
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Bingemas: For the Netflix-Original Connoisseur
It’s the inaugural day of BINGEMAS – a roll-call of giftable books for those folks who binge: on video games, on podcasts, and, on perhaps the most bingeable of all: Netflix original series. If your giftee has expressed an undying obsession with either Stranger Things or Friends from College, read on.
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In Review: The Week of November 27th
This week we brought you book picks from some of the coolest authors around to help you find the best book gifts, spilled the holiday beans about Bingemas, and upped our book-safety knowledge.
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Bingemas: Unputdownable Books for Everyone
It’s Bingemas at ALU, a time when pop culture and literature unite. It’s the season of power-reading between Hanukkah and Kwanzaa celebrations, gifting the perfect lit for all the pop-culture enthusiasts on your Christmas list, and being the lovable smarty-pants who can confidently recommend the book equivalent of every TV show out there (because sometimes people…
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Gift Guide Week: Canisia Lubrin
Featuring hand-picked selections by authors we admire for all the readers on your holiday gift list, our Gift Guide Week is as lit as it gets. Today, poetry powerhouse Canisia Lubrin gets lit-picky with three book picks for best friends, brothers, and nieces.
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Gift Guide Week: Matthew Heiti
Featuring hand-picked selections by authors we admire for all the readers on your holiday gift list, our Gift Guide Week is as lit as it gets. Today’s book recommendations come from super-cool (and not just because he makes his home in the frosty land of Sudbury) playwright and author Matthew Heiti who shares five picks…
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