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Why do they hate us? That’s a question many Americans have asked, particularly since Sept. 11, 2001. There is no simple answer. And while John Tirman’s 100 Ways America is Screwing Up the World may not be specifically intended to address that question, it certainly is a step toward some comprehension of America’s current stature […] What is it that makes a person like one book and dislike a similar one? That imponderable arose when I read Vernor Vinge’s Rainbows End. I recently praised how Charlie Stross explored the Singularity in Glasshouse. Well, Vernor Vinge is not only credited with popularizing the concept, it has been a common theme in his […] George W. Bush: Messiah? (And the author certainly seems to want to imitate traditional renditions of the entity that sent GWB on that mission.) Added to the web site/blogroll are The Negelected Books Page: “Where forgotten books are remembered,” and Lost Book Archives, which focuses on speculative fiction. (Via Eos Books blog.) On a somewhat […] South Dakota’s J.A.I.L.ers have released their letter to Attorney General Larry Long asking him to rewrite his ballot explanation for the measure. The letter is so full of varying doses of sarcasm, nonsense and extremist stream of consciousness that it will take several posts to address. Let me first give a hint to the J.A.I.L.ers: […] |
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