What I Read This Week: February 26, 2012

Huzzah! I made it to the gym this week and, thus, put a small dent in my magazines. (Yes, I am still talking about magazines and will be for awhile. For some reason, I can't keep up with my Atlantic subscription.) Aside from that, I read several other interesting things over the week. Behold!

• NPR had some great stories this week. I subscribe to a few of their blogs and listen almost every day, so you could call me an NPR fanatic... but they really do have some great stuff. My favorites from the past few days include:



• The Deep-Seated Meaning of the American Sofa - I now look at that monstrous big, blue sofa I grew up with in a whole new light.A Year Later, One Libyan Fighter Says 'Nothing Has Changed'
• A Year Later, One Libyan Fighter Says "Nothing has Changed" - This is a very personal narrative with a Libyan was there for the start of the revolution.
• Calving and Hobbes, Add the Bacon - I need to go read a bunch of Calvin and Hobbes comics.
• The Secret Strength of Beef Soup - I love soup. And stew. And other delectable dishes with broth. Reading this article reminded me of the book The Tale of Desperaux. I think it may be time for a reread.
• Dining After 'Downton Abbey': Why British Food Was So Bad For So Long - Warning, may make you hungry. 
• So Pinterest is a Woman's World. Does That Matter? - I love Pinterest. I would follow anyone if awesome boards - male or female. (You can follow me here! Also, let my know if you want an invite.)
• Oh yes, the magazines, I should have mentioned them earlier. This week, I got through:
• Over half of the Jan./Feb. issue of The Atlantic. This is a very nice issue so far. I greatly enjoyed reading and was amused by the article on nutmeg, a little horrified by the article on torture, and found the images of America at Work to be quite interesting.
• I also read the new Everyday Food. That's right, I got to it the day after it arrived in my mailbox. Woot! I pulled a few recipes, most of them slow cooker and dessert related.
• I finished a book! My most recent professional read was How to Succeed in the Project Management Jungle. I flew through the last few chapters - not because it was good, but because it was mainly "skim these pages" case study. Full review later.
• Finally, I started a new book - Every Man for Himself by Beryl Bainbridge. It is the first book from my Titanic collection that I will be reading this year. The Boyfriend and I saw a Titanic 3D screening on Valentine's Day. That spurred me to go find a book from this collection to read. So far it's... interesting.