On the recommendation of Ian and others here, I checked out the HBO series Generation Kill, which then inspired me to read the book by Evan Wright, which I was enjoying until I lost my copy before I could finish it. (If you’ve got the book, please return it. The library wants it back. Thank […]

Brief takes on some media I watched over the holidays.Tropic Thunder: Not only very funny, particularly if you know anything about Hollywood, but the best vehicle for Tom Cruise in ages.Note: the movie got condemned by the politically correct for use of the word “retard.” If this offends you, be aware that the word “retard” […]

Balticon has released a podcast of my reading from Implied Spaces. There’s some advertising and other stuff at the beginning, but at least you have the pleasure of hearing that this is “One of the most riveting stories we’ve ever presented here . . . “I fear I’m too modest to disagree with this assessment.

Serial Experiments: Lain (1998) is a kind of philosophical novel lightly disguised as a shojo anime. The frame story suggests it might be aimed at 13-year-olds, but the subject matter is— not more grown-up exactly, but one that deals primarily with existential issues. I’m not sure what an actual 13-year-old would make of it. There’s […]