Category: literature

Great book. Read it. Here’s my summary. Supposing that Truth is a woman — what then? [insert perspectivism here] Supposing that Truth is a woman — so what? No, but seriously, read it. If you are in any way like me, if you are any way like a free – VERY FREE – spirit, you’d […]

MAN #2: You hear that? Blessed are the Greek. GREGORY: The Greek? MAN #2: Mmm. Well, apparently, he’s going to inherit the earth. GREGORY: Did anyone catch his name? MRS. BIG NOSE: You’re not going to thump anybody. MR. BIG NOSE: I’ll thump him if he calls me Big Nose again. MR. CHEEKY: Oh, shut […]

The first part of my travel diary from the two weeks I spent in Sudan has been released with the latest issue of Truckin’ zine. For those of you who didn’t know, I was sent to West Darfur in April (05) to participate in the fieldwork connected to the pilot project I had been working […]

Wow. That was intense. I just put down Stephen Baxter’s Origin, a book that has rested peacefully and without any attention of mine in my bookshelf since 2002. This Sunday, I picked it up. Tuesday at 11 pm I’ve finished the 450 pages and reached my verdict: It’s very poetic. Almost all the science fiction […]

Last night at 2:30 in the morning, I finished the last episode of The Sopranos. I am still a bit worn out, but it could be the lack of sleep too. No. This series was particularly good. The cast, which were one of the most interesting I’ve come across in a Tv series, were heavily […]

.. is the 22 volume historical work I’m digging into at the moment. How far have I come? Uhm. 2 of 22. I’ve "finished" with the Egyptians, the Babylonians and the Assyrians, but I’m still in Little Asia and man have I learned new stuff! Of course we must not let ourselves be drawn completely […]

In memory of Douglas Adams (1952-2001) I’ve been reading the Ultimate Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy this last week, which contains all the (final versions of the) books in this generally genius series. I have not slept. I have eaten, true, and even allowed myself to go to the bathroom, but that’s about it. Here […]

Part 4: Pidgeons I’ve been watching pidgeons lately for no particular reason. I’ve been keeping an eye on these fellas for a very long time, to be frank, since I often find them more intruiguing than the average John Doe wearing a suit and a tie, running around the city with a phenomenal briefcase with […]

That’s right you! Maddox, ye olde fav’rite pirate running the best page in the Universe are writing a book! No bullshit! Here’s what he writes: Holy shit! I’m writing a book! Partly fueled by my desire to give children the "wrong ideas about life," and partly fueled by contempt for trees, I have decided to […]

A wee while earlier, the first draft of Pauly’s Gumbo, his contribution to this year’s NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) competition, was finished. 54,000 words. After less than a few days off, he begun his second draft. Now that‘s finished. I’m amazed. This is what he’s revealed so far of its contents: Someone recently asked […]