Doing A Brody
OnWhen Warren mentioned the shared dislike he and DFW had for The Professional Smile, I did not realize that this was specifically in the context of cruise ships, and that DFW had, in fact, taken a cruise run by the same company[1]…
A David Foster Wallace Style-Parody in Three Drafts, with Annotations
OnImage via Wikipedia The Howling Fantods recently did a contest to win the new book about David Foster Wallace. The rules said entrants had to write a 400-word (!) parody of David Foster Wallace’s style, and this piece had to include a…
David Foster Wallace, RIP
OnThe man I considered the greatest living American Author, David Foster Wallace, killed himself yesterday, Friday September 12th. His wife found his body after he hanged himself. September 12th is not a good day — it’s also the day Johnny Cash died….
Book Review: Tuva Or Bust!
On[Purchase Book] I think for most geeks, Richard Feynman is a bit of a hero. A Nobel-winning physicist who had a complete and infectious desire for knowledge in all its forms and a desire to share that knowledge with anyone who was…
Capybara Catapult
OnImage via Wikipedia I had a very strange dream a couple nights ago. Perhaps it was due to looking at too many capybaras the night before — but one can never look at too many capybaras, as they are absolutely adorable. (Speak,…
Sarah Palin’s Unamericanism
OnTypically, I shy away from politics here — I can think of exactly one post I made, and that was solely based around a bad, old joke. My reasoning for avoiding politics (at least, outside of how Everything Is Political, I suppose)…
Book Review: What Is The What
OnCover via Amazon [Purchase Book] Yes, the title DOES make sense. Perhaps not blind, but the explanation comes relatively early in the book — and it’s what the whole of the book is about. The What is the unknown — the Dinka…
Corpophilia: Music
OnImage via Wikipedia Homer and Diana walked into the local HMV. Both walked to the pop music section and started picking up various discs by their favorite artists. “What are you looking for, Diana?” “I’m not really sure… I’m thinking something by…
Film Review: Who Are You, Polly Maggoo
On[Purchase DVD] William Klein‘s first fiction film, Who Are You, Polly Maggoo is more sedate than his next film Mr. Freedom, and while, perhaps not quite as successful as that film, it’s still interesting.