misty morning
It’s a misty morning here in Seattle. I woke up late, with that limp, relaxed don’t-have-to-do-a-goddamned-thing-today feeling. I spent a leisurely hour…
Read moreMonth: November 2008
pigfuck in six parts
A leading Russian political analyst has said the economic turmoil in the United States has confirmed his long-held view that the country…
Read moreFriday audio: You Lied
Okay, after a day of rest and turkey I got all contemplative, so this is going to be a long one. Today’s…
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Here in Seattle it’s a day of scudding cloud and lemon sun, and the outside world is very quiet: few cars, few…
Read moregiant protist!
Wow, an amoeba, a single-celled organism, the size of a grape. Pretty mind-boggling. Read the New Scientist article here, or view the…
Read moreMIT Media Lab’s ‘Center for Future Storytelling’ (tuh)
I am so very tired of now! now! now! initiatives. So is the literary editor of the Daily Telegraph: Storytelling is under…
Read morewhoa–scary publishing news
According to Publishers Weekly Houghton Mifflin has just stopped acquiring new books. This is a grim day. I also think it’s incredibly…
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