The Author Right Next to You
Steven Johnson posts an interesting remembrance of Jacques Derrida, which includes this gem of an observation: [Derrida] once showed up… Read More »The Author Right Next to You
Ideas
Veblen’s House
The New York Times has a feature this morning on the sale of Thorsten Veblen’s house in Menlo Park, the… Read More »Veblen’s House
P2P Books and More
Do Google’s new Google Print technology, and Amazon’s Search Inside the Book service herald the coming demise of the codex?… Read More »P2P Books and More
On Stuff
Sunday’s NY Times Magazine had two pieces, loosely related, about the continuing significance of things in contemporary culture. From James… Read More »On Stuff
Barbarian Bloggers at the Gate
From Language Log comes this measured synthesis of observations on blogging, prompted by this column on blogging by Steven “Hackers”… Read More »Barbarian Bloggers at the Gate