If Thomas Pynchon ever won the Nobel Prize, would he decline it? Or would he attend the ceremony with a paper bag over his head?

(ETA: I'm assuming the equivalent of the National Book Award/"Professor" Irwin Corey schtick wouldn't be an option for such an exalted venue as the Nobels.)

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Isaac Asimov by Michael White.

I'm way behind on my bookblogging, but here's a quick take on one I read several months ago.

I got this hoping it would provide a different perspective on this author from the (three!) autobiographies. Unfortunately, it really doesn't: it's mostly a paraphrase of Asimov's version of events. One welcome exception ( Read more... )

The SciFi Channel - sorry, Syfy - is currently showing a Land of the Lost marathon. For some reason, this marathon is being sponsored not by this summer's Land of the Lost movie, but by the remake of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. As for the show itself, the actors are amazingly, jaw-droppingly bad, and they're wearing so much orange makeup ( Read more... )

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Wow, a booster antenna with a cellular modem really helps a lot!

(Posting this via my new netbook while sitting in a swing on my front porch, so my new wireless network seems to be working pretty well too.)

I'm very happy to say that as of this morning, I now have broadband here at the farmhouse.

That is all.

Well, that was better than I was expecting from the lukewarm reviews. Whedon is being too po-faced, though - not playing to his strength.

Well, I see Dick Cheney has finally completed his transformation into Mr. Potter.

( The latest batch of tedium: )