July 2009
By: JBacchi
Mon, 07/27/2009 - 01:04 — AnonymousJust finished both Beat the Reaper and Gone Tommorrow. Loved them both. Beat the Reaper has quite a bit of sarcasm and dry humor – always a good combination. Gone Tomorrow got a little slow at the end, but still very good.
Highly recommend The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson, and Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga is a good one those who want a glimpse into what the Indians think about being entrepreneurs and running America by manning the call/help lines for our businesses.
By: Derrick
Sun, 07/26/2009 - 11:15 — AnonymousHey Matt
Thanks for those informations, i personally like “The Unincorporated Man”
by Dani Kollin & Eytan Kollin, is simply amazing and awesome.
Iterative Architecture: a Ballardian Text
Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:30 — Anonymous‘Iterative Architecture: a Ballardian Text’
by Brian Baker
Instructions/ Introduction
Readers hoping to solve the mystery of J.G. Ballard’s ‘The Beach Murders’ may care to approach it in the form of a card game. Some of the principal clues have been alphabetized, some left as they were found, scrawled on to the backs of a deck of cards. Readers are invited to recombine the order of the cards to arrive at a solution.* Obviously any number of solutions is possible, and the final answer to the mystery lies forever hidden.
* You may find scissors a useful accessory
Brian Baker, 2009
Originally published in 21: Journal of Contemporary and Innovative Fiction, Issue 1 (autumn/winter 2008/09). Reproduced with permission.
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Clubs ♣
Architecture (A♣). Physical space is crucial to the Ballardian imaginary, from the eponymous tower block in High-Rise (1975) to the ‘gated communities’ and science...
Iterative Architecture: a Ballardian Text
Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:30 — Anonymous‘Iterative Architecture: a Ballardian Text’
by Brian Baker
Instructions/ Introduction
Readers hoping to solve the mystery of J.G. Ballard’s ‘The Beach Murders’ may care to approach it in the form of a card game. Some of the principal clues have been alphabetized, some left as they were found, scrawled on to the backs of a deck of cards. Readers are invited to recombine the order of the cards to arrive at a solution.* Obviously any number of solutions is possible, and the final answer to the mystery lies forever hidden.
* You may find scissors a useful accessory
Brian Baker, 2009
Originally published in 21: Journal of Contemporary and Innovative Fiction, Issue 1 (autumn/winter 2008/09). Reproduced with permission.
♣♠♥♦
Clubs ♣
Architecture (A♣). Physical space is crucial to the Ballardian imaginary, from the eponymous tower block in High-Rise (1975) to the ‘gated communities’ and science...
Iterative Architecture: a Ballardian Text, part 2
Thu, 07/23/2009 - 11:56 — Anonymous‘Iterative Architecture: a Ballardian Text’
by Brian Baker
..:: CONTINUED from >> Part 1 ::…
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The Joker. The Joker in the pack is the card that, in some games, can replace (or substitute for, take the place of) any of the others. In this sense, the Joker is the empty sign.
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Hearts ♥
(A♥) Time Drill. ‘I don’t remember much about my father,’ replied B.
‘No, I’m sorry, you misunderstand,’ said Bluefield. ‘I meant Markham, Sir Richard Markham.’
‘Ah…’ B looked a little confused, then passed a thin, sunburnt hand across his eyes. Bluefield thought B looked exhausted after his ordeal in the Pontiac. Karen Blunt had finally rescued the half-blistered scarecrow figure in his ragged flying jacket, and at least the soft flying helmet had prevented too much sunstroke. Even now, after a week’s rest and medical attention, Bluefield could see the sores around B’s dirty neckline, beneath the leather collar of ...
Iterative Architecture: a Ballardian Text, part 2
Thu, 07/23/2009 - 11:56 — Anonymous‘Iterative Architecture: a Ballardian Text’
by Brian Baker
..:: CONTINUED from >> Part 1 ::…
♣♠♥♦
The Joker. The Joker in the pack is the card that, in some games, can replace (or substitute for, take the place of) any of the others. In this sense, the Joker is the empty sign.
♣♠♥♦
Hearts ♥
(A♥) Time Drill. ‘I don’t remember much about my father,’ replied B.
‘No, I’m sorry, you misunderstand,’ said Bluefield. ‘I meant Markham, Sir Richard Markham.’
‘Ah…’ B looked a little confused, then passed a thin, sunburnt hand across his eyes. Bluefield thought B looked exhausted after his ordeal in the Pontiac. Karen Blunt had finally rescued the half-blistered scarecrow figure in his ragged flying jacket, and at least the soft flying helmet had prevented too much sunstroke. Even now, after a week’s rest and medical attention, Bluefield could see the sores around B’s dirty neckline, beneath the leather collar of ...
Welcome to the New Comparative Literature Website!
Tue, 07/21/2009 - 07:20 — AnonymousThis is the first entry! Keep watching the site for more updates! This new webpage is powered by Wordpress and will have tons of new and more easily navigable information.
...Michael Jackson's Facelift
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 10:31 — AnonymousFrom the files of Dr Ricardo Battista’s assistant, School of Specialization in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Melbourne, Australia.
“As Michael Jackson reached middle age, the skin of both his cheeks and neck tended to sag from failure of the supporting structures. His naso-labial folds deepened, and the soft tissues along his jaw fell forward. His jowls tended to increase. In profile the creases of his neck lengthened and the chin-neck contour lost its youthful outline and became convex.
The eminent plastic surgeon Ricardo Battista has remarked that one of the great misfortunes of the cosmetic surgeon is that he only has the technical skill, ability and understanding to correct this situation by surgical means. However, as long as people are prepared to pay fees for this treatment the necessary operation will be performed. Incisions made across the neck with the object of removing redundant tissue should be avoided. These scars tend to be unduly prominent and may prove to be the subject of litigation. In the case of Michael Jackson the incision was designed to be almost completely obscured by his hair and ears.
Surgical Procedure: an incision was made in Michael Jackson’s temple running downward and backward to the apex of hi...