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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…