![]() ![]() ![]() Mindy makes eyes at a guy on the subway who is reading a book by Salinger. When he comes to clear the air with her, he reads to her from Bridget Jones’s Diary, doing the voices and everything. Unfortunately, he ends up seeing it anyway, and Mindy ends up coming down with Danny’s fever. But when Peter discovers an incriminating video of her, she must spend her energy trying to get the video removed from the Internet so that Danny won’t see it. Mindy visits Danny, who is sick in the hospital, with the intentions of reading Bridget Jones’s Diaryto him. (I don’t have to tell you that Kathleen Kelly is the main character in You’ve Got Mail, undeniably one of the best bookish movies ever.) (Fun fact: Chris Messina, the actor who plays Danny, had a bit role in You’ve Got Mail, as the Fox Books employee who didn’t know the author of the Shoe Books.) They’re having their flirtatious conversation in front of a pub called Kathleen Kelly’s. Where are they doing this? On the sidewalk in front of the best Mindy Project Easter egg ever. Mindy is engaging in a flirtatious exchange with a tough detective. She is disappointed because she thought Gwyneth Paltrow would be in it more. ![]() Her neighbor is reading Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom, while Mindy is reading a novelization of the movie Iron Man. Mindy’s sees her young neighbor – who becomes her patient – on the elevator. And then she engages in a montage of fabulously witty literary-themed costumes, like Tinker Bell Tailor Soldier Spy, Dirty Harry Potter, and Lil’ Wayne on the Prairie. When Mindy’s boyfriend invites her to a Halloween party and tells her to bring her A game with costumes, Mindy freaks out a bit. (If you’re not up to speed with the current season, there are spoilers.) And even better than all that: The Mindy Project has quite a few fantastic bookish moments to warm this book nerd’s heart. The show is full of great references to everything from Bossypants and Eat Pray Love to Sarah Palin’s book and a novelization of Legally Blonde. Here’s a collection of the best bookish moments of The Mindy Project. I loved her book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, which was frank and funny and made me want to be friends with her, which is pretty much the litmus test for being one of my favorite actresses.Īnd then I started watching The Mindy Project, which weaves romance and comedy in a way that brings me so much enjoyment. One of my favorite actresses at this moment is Mindy Kaling. She lives in Maryland with her wife, their son, and their cat. Going through life with an apron tied on and a pen in her hand, Dana Staves writes about books and food. ![]()
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