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Collection of essays from the defunct but missed Baffler, a magazine that aimed and fired right into the heart of our advertising-based age. Ads use rebellion against us-- rebellion is cool, buy our product to rebel, taking the wind out of the sails of true rebellion. The essays are filled...
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Penguin asked a handful of its authors about books they plan to give as gifts this holiday season, and books they'd like to receive. Consider this a list of books I'm going to want to dive into... Interesting to see several classics on their wishlists (Huck Finn, Shackelton adventures, etc.)...
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Kafka was the Rage
by lz in Reading Archive on 28Nov2008
Although not able to digest much more than food on Thanksgiving, I devoured and gorged on this book. Broyard shares his intimate life in Greenwich Village during the 1946 post-war timeframe, when everyone was still figuring out sex, philosophy, psychoanalysis. The writerly types were caught up in their words, some...
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Lying on the Couch
by lz in Reading Archive on 28Nov2008
There's something weird about reading a signed copy of the book from the Mission branch library. Psychoanalysis drama - Ernest with his patients Justin (who leaves wife Carol, who revenges herself on Justin by going to Ernest with the intent to discredit him), Marshal as Ernest's mentor but a shrink...
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As I was reading this crap, I cried out, "Why do I subject myself to these books?" The Max sagely pointed out that I was seeking an answer, and leaving no stone unturned. Well, consider this book crossed off the list, with zero actionable bits. Filled with common sense items...
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Topic 1: Very cool Deutsch artist (Künstlerin), Lisa Rienermann, has a project where she's created the alphabet out of the intersection of the sky with buildings. (via PSFK) Topic 2: Wandering around the Green Festival this weekend, I encountered Zach Houston sitting on a fold-up chair, manual typewriter on lap,...
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Know Can Do!
by lz in Reading Archive on 17Nov2008
What prevents us from taking all of our knowledge and acting upon it? * Information Overload - the key is in repetition; read a few books over and over, take copious notes. We retain only a small fraction of what we read and hear. Focus on a few key concepts...
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Nudge
by lz in Reading Archive on 17Nov2008
The basic idea of this book is that to have a positive impact on "the world", make the default choice the best choice. This includes automatic enrollment in 401ks, stocking cafeterias with healthy food, etc. That way, the path of least resistance is the one that leads to a longer,...
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On Writing
by lz in Reading Archive on 12Nov2008
Delightful and inspiring book from a prolific writer; King starts with his humble beginnings, his spike filled with rejection letters, the progression of more and more personal notes on the rejection letters like "2nd Draft = 1st Draft - 10%", a formula he took to heart and allowed his own...
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Bad Money
by lz in Reading Archive on 09Nov2008
It seems that Kevin Phillips is getting his wish-- the US public is learning more about the complexities of 21st century finance than ever before, via This American Life podcasts (1 and 2), Bill Moyers' show, the daily newspaper, even beauty parlor talk. Seeing Mr. Phillips on Bill Moyer's Journal,...
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Deep breaths, that's what I keep taking to try and keep my rage under control. Rage at actions the Bush administration took 3 years ago to release the fake letter tying Iraq to Mohammad Atta under the direct order of Bush to George Tenet to his CIA underlings. Rage at...
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