Currently reading Rushkoff's book, Life, Inc. It's a little bit of a slog, but pretty good. And I'm actually learning things, which is really saying something, considering I devour anti-corporate books like candy.
Quote from: Shaggy 2 Grote on July 31, 2009, 10:44:07 AMCurrently reading Rushkoff's book, Life, Inc. It's a little bit of a slog, but pretty good. And I'm actually learning things, which is really saying something, considering I devour anti-corporate books like candy.I'm going to read some anti-academic books to balance the score.
Quote from: buffcoat on July 31, 2009, 06:18:58 PMQuote from: Shaggy 2 Grote on July 31, 2009, 10:44:07 AMCurrently reading Rushkoff's book, Life, Inc. It's a little bit of a slog, but pretty good. And I'm actually learning things, which is really saying something, considering I devour anti-corporate books like candy.I'm going to read some anti-academic books to balance the score.Are there even such things? I don't think Allan Bloom counts. I think I'd totally be into them if there were, academia sucks. Also, sorry if you're a corporation, Buffcoat. I thought you were a single dude.
I can't help noticing all the women the protaganist wants do look kind of like Scarlet Johanssen.
Quote from: Steve of Bloomington on August 02, 2009, 02:26:52 PM I can't help noticing all the women the protaganist wants do look kind of like Scarlet Johanssen. What a weirdo!
Quote from: Bryan on August 02, 2009, 03:38:10 PMQuote from: Steve of Bloomington on August 02, 2009, 02:26:52 PM I can't help noticing all the women the protaganist wants do look kind of like Scarlet Johanssen. What a weirdo!Clowes or me?
Quote from: Steve of Bloomington on August 02, 2009, 04:04:39 PMQuote from: Bryan on August 02, 2009, 03:38:10 PMQuote from: Steve of Bloomington on August 02, 2009, 02:26:52 PM I can't help noticing all the women the protaganist wants do look kind of like Scarlet Johanssen. What a weirdo!Clowes or me? Both of you, probably. But I was just making a dumb joke, trying to be ironic - you know, saying that someone would have to be a real weirdo to be attracted to the Scarlett Johansen type.
My daughter talked me into reading "The Giver", a Newbery winner; it's written at about an eighth grade level, but it describes a fairly inventive dystopian world. Very entertaining!