I was born with a heart that drags me down deserted roads and wrecks me in the dark. And all that I wanted here was a break from my life after the hardest year. And when will I get used to this? Breathing life into these things I love and then they quit on me. And, oh, it’s like I still believe I’m the best thing in your life and you’re the one for me. And, oh, I can’t get over you. But I was born to run and you were born to see things through. And, oh, what you taught me dear: if I don’t learn to love, I’m going to die of fear. Driving in my car, we’re on the phone. It’s clear to me, so we agree. Now I ain’t coming home, but, oh, I will come back to you. Give me time to find the words, “I want to die to you.”
Barnes and Nobles is gonna start serving food and alcohol.
Everybody’s cracking jokes about how it’s a desperate attempt to stay relevant in the age of Amazon.
But you know what? Props to them. This is exactly what Blockbuster didn’t do. At no point was Blockbuster like “Hey, movie rentals aren’t the lucrative enterprise they once were. Perhaps it’s time we become known for our cheesy garlic bread.”
Okay but…if someone wants to take me on a date to a Barnes and noble and get me dinner and a drink and then let me peruse the stacks like I’m not saying no. A sandwich, a beer, and 2-5 books on various topics I hope I’ll someday read about? Good night.
The Swedish equivalent of Blockbuster is now best known for its candy, snacks and sodas.
This is El Ateneo Grand Splendid, an old theatre turned bookstore in Buenos Aires:
The stage itself was turned into a cafe:
You can’t even begin to comprehend the massive amounts of money this place makes, despite the fact that they turned the theatre boxes into reading nooks like this:
I’ve literally spent days holed up in there reading books for free while also consuming massive amounts of coffee and pastries.
You missed the best part. They weren’t even their sheep. This good pupper gathered up a bunch of random sheep it found somewhere on the countryside and brought them home for its human.
