January 2012
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“‘Meanwhile, you have my totally deniable blessing,’ said Enderby as...”
– John le Carré, Smiley’s People
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“Against stupidity, the gods themselves fight in vain, thought Smiley; but...”
– John le Carré, Smiley’s People
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“Q: What made you decide to start composing your own film scores? Was it out of...”
– John Carpenter, interviewed in The Quietus (via rocketsandrayguns)
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“At their first conference, as Wykys laid out the papers, he had said,...”
– Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall
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emotionallychargedtowel replied to your quote: There is a letter George wrote to Ann Smiley
B. and I finally went to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy yesterday and it has left me really wanting to read some Le Carre.
Do it! You won’t regret it. I’ve gotten through Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Honourable Schoolboy, and am saving the third Karla book (Smiley’s People) as a...
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“There is a letter George wrote to Ann Smiley—he says—in the heat of the crisis,...”
– John le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy
Probably one of the most emotionally devastating spy novels you’ll ever read, by which I mean I recommend it wholeheartedly.
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“But there is a world of difference between the traditional notion of public...”
– Meghan Daum, “Haterade”, in The Believer
This is easily one of the top pieces I’ve read on the toxicity of comments sections and the shouty-shouty nature of internet discourse in the modern era. “Joining the conversation” is bullshit; it’s only worth it in fora...
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Rockets & Rayguns: My Filter Bubble →
rocketsandrayguns:
Every once in a while someone will ask me, “How did you find that?” and I start trying to explain what you see below.
This is a really great summary of an information-intake system, curated by trusted sources (i.e. one’s friends and others whose opinions one respects). Mine is fairly similar, although I haven’t yet come around on Flipboard.
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“Darkness”, a new song by Leonard...
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Cyberpunk Bowie, New Wave Bowie: A Look at Scary... →
My latest for Tor.com, for their Bowie Week series.
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WatchHappy New Year, folks. Via NME, here’s the video for the new Scissor Sisters single, “Shady Love”.
