Author archive

Books of the year 2017    (2017.12.29)

Billy Hayes’ Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me; Douglas Thomas’ Never Use Futura

Two smartest young men    (2017.12.28)

James Bridle (still, despite bitching about “white nationalism” and “violent religious ideologies”), but also Tim Pool [now with update: in a dream, I asked Tim Pool out on a date]

Not Babs Kruger    (2017.12.28)

Sabo, of Unsavory Agents, actually denies that his SHE KNEW campaign against Meryl Streep and Hollywood was inspired by Barbara Kruger (now updated twice)

Rich Roat did not commit suicide    (2017.12.27)

Rich Roat of House Industries died “unexpectedly” on November 29, but did not kill himself, I eventually learned

Adam Curtis: “So what?”    (2017.12.20)

Adam Curtis: “And they may be racist. But so what?”

Buxtonism    (2017.12.09)

I have learned a great deal from my distant acquaintance Bill Buxton

“Difficult to argue against”    (2017.12.09)

David Macfarlane, 1996: “So this guy shows up and he was exactly the Voice. He was smart, he was charming, very tough-minded, difficult to argue against, cruel in his right-wing views – and profane”

Best use of acronym    (2017.11.29)

“and GTFO”

Gene Dermody on BMOCs redux    (2017.11.29)

Gene Dermody, living legend of homosexualist sports: “The average and less gifted are left behind, and they are the ones who need more diverse athletic programs the most”