» … besides news about Haiti, Google, #teamconan (awesome!), prorogation…
» How Fiction Works, James Wood — not so much a how-to as a brilliantly curated conversation across time between some of the greatest authors about subtleties I’d never noticed, e.g. how characters are efficiently “got in,” etc.
» The Design of Business, Roger Martin … who has been busy:
- “The Age of Consumer Capitalism“
- “Wall Street’s Rigged Bonuses“
- and not by him but, “Multicultural Critical Theory. At B-School?“
» The Journal of Evolution & Technology (via 3qd) … the latest issue is on Nietzsche and posthumanists … also got me wanting to revisit Nietzsche and read more of Nick Bostrom’s articles.
» The Future of the Internet — And How to Stop It, Jonathan Zittrain — which is cc so I’m reading it on-screen.
» Here’s another article on Geoff Dyer … I need to read more of his books. The library here only has a few. Used bookstores have none.
» Also listening to the new Vampire Weekend album. Quite the unit. I’m finding myself saying “I need to listen to that one again” after a few of the up-tempo numbers e.g. “Holiday,” “California English” and “Cousins” (listen here).
» Have a great weekend!
