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New fractals
Here are some new renders: Drowning Pool Mind the Gap Portofino Shine Down Shine Down 2 Snake Eyes The End
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Indubitably, I dislike the following
Slate is featuring a story about word aversion titled, “Why Do We Hate Certain Words,” and the word, “moist,” seems to near the top for a lot of people, at least among those few who have stewed so much...
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World War Z film review
[Note: This review includes some spoilers.] If you thought a movie like “World War Z,” released June 21 in the United States, was a touch out of character for an actor like Brad Pitt, whose movie...
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Short book review: ‘Six Women of Salem’
This is a short book review I prepared for Good Reads on Marilynne Roach’s 2013 book, “Six Women of Salem: The Untold Story of the Accused and Their Accusers in the Salem Witch Trials.” While Roach...
View ArticleOffice read-off 2013
Below are the results of the 2013 office read-off between Blake and myself. Blake’s details are listed as page count, publication year and date completed. Details for my list are shown by the start and...
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Detour into fiction
On a whim, I picked up a 2000 book called, “House of Leaves,” by Mark Danielewski while on a trip to New York this past fall at The Strand bookstore on Broadway Street. As readers of this site well...
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House of Leaves book review
I purchased “House of Leaves” by Mark Danielewski more or less on a whim during a visit this past fall to New York City. The book was displayed prominently on a shelf at the Strand, and I guess because...
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Book review: ‘The Story of Edgar Sawtelle’
Note: This review contains some spoilers. I initially rated this book three stars, but after giving it some thought and when comparing it to literary classics — the standard by which I judge all novels...
View ArticleA first read of Stephen King
I did feel, however, that I demanded something different (something more?) from a novel than I guessed most of the readers of Stephen King did. (Not that this made me morally superior, just more...
View ArticlePunctilious punctuation 2
Example 1: Several members of the 7th, including Abolt, said this story is not only important in American history, but also a story that must be passed on. A comma is used to separate two...
View ArticleOffice read-off 2012 edition
We’ll still call this year’s friendly reading competition an “office” read-off, even though Blake and I are unfortunately not in the same office anymore since I changed jobs in February and moved to...
View ArticleRecent book buys
As if I needed more books that I may never get around to reading: The literature anthology at the top and “Perspective on Culture” were in the free bin. The others were no more than...
View ArticleFractal art slideshow
Here is a slideshow of some of my favorite fractals rendered in Apophysis or Manelbulb 3D. And I finally figured out the correct dimensions for the opening signature. Success! [Background music credit:...
View ArticleDigital Kafka
Some day when you have hours to spare, check out this digital essay on Franz Kafka. It’s quite immersive: Read more here.
View ArticleRIP Hitch
It’s not hyperbole to say it: One year ago today, we lost one of the most profound thinkers and eloquent writers the human species will ever know:
View ArticleYear in review: top posts of 2012
Here are the top posts for 2012. Each title links back to the full post, and a pull quote is added on each. I didn’t count them this year, but they are presented more or...
View ArticleCompleted reading list: 2011-2015
Since at least 2011, I have, along with a former co-worker, kept a list of books completed each year, along with dates, the number of pages per book and the number of pages per year. My cohort...
View ArticleBook review: ‘Blood Meridian’
Note: This review contains a small spoiler, in that I hint at the ending, but don’t spell out precisely what happens to the protagonist. Neither does McCarthy. *** The New York Times Book Review once...
View ArticleIn Denial: Free Speech and Holocaust Conspiracy Theories
People are sick of the myths and alibis. — Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, author of “Hitler’s Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust” *** A book that I am currently reading, “120 Banned...
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