Quick Hits
December 3, 2009
You Autocomplete Me 2
by Ben Dooley
If Carl Jung had lived to see Google Search, he might have had a thing or two to say about how its auto suggest function is revealing the Internet’s collective unconscious.
November 4, 2009
Obama’s Brother Publishes a Novel 2
by Ben Dooley
The book draws extensively on Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo’s life in Kenya and China and prominently features an account of his relationship with the President’s father.
November 4, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are: The Best Short Film of 2009 13
by Jeff Martin
Spike Jonze says that this is a film about childhood, not necessarily a film for children. If he is talking about the trailer, he is absolutely right.
October 28, 2009
About the Author 29
by Edan Lepucki
Getting one’s picture taken for a book jacket must be a daunting task. How do you decide how to represent yourself to the reading public?
October 27, 2009
Tina Brown, Goin’ Rogue, and the Limits of Timeliness 0
by Garth Risk Hallberg
Isn’t the erstwhile “Queen of Buzz” part of the problem of dwindling attention spans, rather than part of the solution?
October 21, 2009
The Road: A Comedic Translation (Part 1) 17
by Jacob Lambert
The trees dead, the grass dead, the shrubs dead also. The rivers dead. And the streams and reeds, the mosses and voles. Dead as well.
