Tag Archives: literature
links for 2007-12-03: Pullman interview
Philip Pullman interview A longer version of an email interview with PP conducted for Christianity Today. (tags: Philip-Pullman literature religion christianity philosophy atheism)
Thanksgiving
Yup, it’s that time again. See last year.
Walking on Knives
Skating, introduced to the Tibetans by the author, came to be known as “Walking on Knives” Scanned from the 1953 edition of Seven Years in Tibet, by Heinrich Harrer — speaking of whom… There were movies in the walls of … more…
Against the Day, paperback editions
Paperback editions of Against the Day have appeared in the USA and in the UK, and by odd coincidence, the painting used on the US edition (Nose Dive on the City, Tullio Crali, 1939) already appeared on these pages not … more…
lolthulhu
more at lolthulhu Also, a little while back — did I mention this already? — I downloaded myself a Call of Cthulhu ring tone. But I eated it. Not rly. I have got to get away from the screen for … more…
J.G. Ballard – The Atrocity Exhibition: Crash!
I did notice this when Simon posted it to Ballardian, and I meant to go back and watch it, but somehow it got away from me. You know how it is. Anyway, I am grateful to Posthuman Blues for the … more…
Inside the Hollow Earth « strange maps
strange maps has an interesting historical run-down, very light on the linkage, but easily remedied by pointing Wikipedia at “hollow earth“. I might have posted on this subject while I was reading the relevant passage in Against the Day, but … more…
links for 2007-08-19: Dilbert, Silliman
Dilbert: Coffee Swilling Beaver “I hired a coffee-swilling beaver to show you how to work faster” (tags: dilbert coffee-swilling-beaver humour comics) Silliman’s Blog much Beat-related linkage (tags: kerouac on-the-road literature creeley dylan)
Tuli Kupferberg reads from Snow Job
Shhh… you’ll wake the audience.
The Last Epiphany
the nonist returns after a long and pregnant pause: Waiting for a light bulb to go on… it can be a drag. That’s what I did though, just sat there and waited. I couldn’t understand it. Not a flicker of … more…