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- Weeknotes: week 1· This is week 1 of writing weeknotes, not doing what I'm doing, or being alive. Let's see how long I can keep this going. The last time I did anything like…
- Waste· There is another kind of waste […] and that's overconsumption. Eat food you really don't need to eat and that too has been wasted.
- Donationware July 2012· This month I’ve donated to (or rather, on behalf of) Xenu’s Link Sleuth. I’ve been using Xenu for many years; it’s one of the few reasons I still maintain…
- The Guardian· The Guardian
- 33 Beers (by Scout Books) – available from 33 Beers· 33 Beers (by Scout Books) – available from 33 Beers.
- Once more unto the pitch· Enter Rooney CROWD: Boooo! ROONEY: Who are they that boo so? Our England fans? No, my fair supporters. If we are mark’d to lose, we hurt enough To give…
- Brian Dettmer: Book Autopsies // Centripetal Notion· Brian Dettmer: Book Autopsies // Centripetal Notion
- If the library burns down, you get a first· The Guardian on urban campus myths and the annual ISCLR Conference:
- Lave Trader· An edited extract from the Elite/Braben/Bell section in Backroom Boys: The Secret Return Of The British Boffin.
- Have You Really Thought About Utopia?· Side-by-side review of two recent Orwell biographies in The Times:
- Eines Morgens im November· Quint Buchholz postcards (including One Morning in November).
- Majestic Seven Fingers· “My name is Julio, Julio Gottstein,” he said, his smoldering eyes aflame in the victory he would soon celebrate. “And soon, I shall have you.” Her heart…
- Accidents Don’t Happen· Thomas Pynchon on Orwell’s 1984:
- These Demented Lands· The novelist Alan Warner dreams of the perfect novel:
- Metroplex· The Times on large-scale construction debacles:
- She Swears An Awful Lot· Quick Raymond Queneau link dump:
- Books vs. Cigarettes· Extensive George Orwell archive, including complete novels, articles and essays. If only this type of resource had been around five years ago...
- Glossolalia· Babel Guides: a new site for world literature in translation. As well as information about Babel’s guides to French, German, Dutch and Flemish, Brazilian…
- Philobiblon· The Independent on Foyles, London’s most eccentric large bookshop.
- In The Tartar Style· Radio 4’s recent adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy is now available as an unabridged 26 CD (35 hour) box set.
- Deranged Nutty Crap· David Shrigley’s new(ish) book, Human Achievement (with sample pages at The Redstone Press).
- A Small Good Thing· Guardian profile of Nicholson Baker:
- Close Up Over· A Japan Times interview with Haruki Murakami, in which he discusses the conflict between closed systems and open systems in society:
- Transient Pattern· Elihu Vedder’s drawings for the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám:
- Road Kill· Occasional Nerve contributor JT Leroy is selling raccoon penis bone necklaces as worn by the truck stop whores in his novel, Sarah.
- New Standard by Which to Measure Infamy· William Burroughs’ Thanksgiving Prayer from 1990’s Dead City Radio. Imagine a link to a recording of the track right about here ; it was tricky to find.
- Antivapor Waves· Christopher Wanjek attempts to debunk popular medical myths including homeopathy, oxygen-fortified drinks and magnetic therapy. Related: Bad Medicine,…
- Newark Wilder· The Guardian profiles Paul Auster.
- Ah. Mayed. That. Earp.· The Guardian interviews Donna Tartt about The Little Friend, her latest novel, and attempts to clear up some of the myths and mysteries surrounding the 10…
- Clouds Up· The Guardian review of Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides:
- The Obscure Object· Jeffrey Eugenides‘ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Middlesex is out in paperback in September and it’s well worth reading:
- Gritty Shaker· The Village Voice interview Haruki Murakami about his recently published short story collection After the Quake and his 10th novel, Kafka on the Shore:
- Hot Waters· The Guardian interviews Sarah Waters about her new novel, Fingersmith, and the BBC adaptation of Tipping the Velvet:
- Why We Fight· Angry Bed Positions, an extract(?) from Mil Millington’s Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About (due on 3 October, 2002).
- The Autograph Man· Extract from Zadie Smith’s second novel, The Autograph Man. Reviews: This is London, The Observer, Salon.
- Charming But Irrational· New official site for Iain Banks. Should eventually feature information on his fiction and science fiction works, but currently light on fresh content…
- Harebrained Scheme· Still strangely fascinated by the idea of Neurobics. Related: Turns of Phrase – Neurobics.
- Papini· From Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer.
- Invisibles Pies· Dead tree versions of the Zebraface cartoons spotted in the newly Borders-ified ground floor of Foyles just the other day. The copyright notice inside the…
- Sitting Up Straight· The Times on John Lanchester’s new novel, Fragrant Harbour.
- D-Zug· Gottfried Benn’s Morgue & Other Verse (1912-13), available in PDF and iSilo formats from Supervert.
- Urge· nerve.com on Henry Miller’s Opus Pistorum.
- Ravished By The Sheer Implausibility Of That Last Statement· A Few Notes on the Culture by Iain M Banks. Related: Culture Ship Names and Culture Inspired Ship Names.
- The Apologist· Post questions for Mil Millington’s live online talk this Friday (May 31 at 2pm). Related: Mil’s archived columns in the Guardian.
- Scratch Yer Head· Currently making extensive use of the Itchy London guide (brief, critical reviews of bars, pubs, restaurants and attractions in London). Related: Itchy…
- Amphibious Nostrils· Excerpt from The Salmon of Doubt, the late Douglas Adams’ third and incomplete Dirk Gently novel. Also features about 50 short Adams pieces (mostly…
- Break out the Mead· After 72 years, the Dictionary of Middle English is finally finished.
- Papercuts· An excerpt from Nicholson Baker’s latest non-fiction work, Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper. Related: Nicholson Baker Fan Page; American…
- Joining Tiny Dots· Pondering the original source of the phrase “and besides, the wench is dead” after noticing it in the author’s notes for Walter Tevis’ The Hustler and the…
- By The Stumps· The origin of London’s place names (numerous but scanty details) and London Place names (fewer names with more detail). Books: A Dictionary of London…
- Black Books· Confessions of a slush pile reader:
- Hubert Selby Jr· Reading from his latest novel Waiting Period (excerpt) at the SBC on Thursday 23 May.
- Superfast Service· The Fast Food Nation section on Penguin’s UK site (including interview with Eric Schlosser, extract and charming e-cards). Related: Fast Food Nation…
- Not That It Matters· Robyn reviews the final episode of the current Black Books series on Screenburn.
- So You Wanna· Fake being an indie rock expert?
- From the no-excuses dept.· Strunk’s The Elements of Style available online at the excellent Bartleby.com. Other useful texts: Emily Post’s Etiquette in Society, in Business, in…
- Now get your ass to Mars· Or rather, your name. Can’t help but think of Wowbagger and interstellar spam.
- Judge Love (no relation)· Electronic tagging of offenders inspired by Spiderman cartoon strip.
- Manga @ Magma· Za Manga! “A close look at the fantastic history & the eccentric world of the Manga phenomena in Japan.” (11 March – 12 April at Magma Clerkenwell). More…
- Back once again with the renegade toaster.· Back once again with the renegade toaster. Or something. Some days are just incredibly random. Spent too much of last night reading SQL books and not…
- You have read the latest Harry Potter book, haven't you?· You have read the latest Harry Potter book, haven't you? You're not just being arsey and 'individual' because everyone else likes it, are you? Pah. Go and…
- Came across this Neal Stephenson interview ages ago, but…· Came across this Neal Stephenson interview ages ago, but didn't have time to link it... worth a read, if you're a fan. Incidentally, don't bother with…
- Ach, it's no fun being ill on your birthday!· Ach, it's no fun being ill on your birthday! If you're wondering about this huge flurry of blog-ness, it's simply because I can't do much else at the…