Whatever else Susan Sontag did, she gets a ticket into heaven for Illness as Metaphor (link to isbn.nu ( Read more... )

One of the worst things you can call someone now is "well-meaning ( Read more... )

I have developed a manifesto-sized idea and am about to blog it out. You have been warned. Long essays making a large cultural point can't be sold and published conventionally unless the author is a respected and eminent intellectual or a rock 'n' roll star. Those who can, do; those who aren't, blog ( Read more... )

Nick and I talked for about an hour about Orwell and specifically 1984. People use the word "Orwellian" a lot or say "That's so 1984", but it's a lot more than just totalitarianism and the abuse of language. 1984 is rich in detail and just about every single little detail is accurate almost to the degree of prophecy. If you haven't read it, or ( Read more... )