Graphical depiction of the difference between men & women. All I can add is "Viva la differance!"
]]>Graphical depiction of the difference between men & women. All I can add is "Viva la differance!"
]]>"Grey is a legendary book waiting to happen. It's a mad, stylish, trippy, endlessly inventive romp through the biohazardous wastes of post-genre literature. Jon Armstrong is a genius, with an umlaut, to the fifth power." -- Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing --Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and The Wonder Boys. In a world pushed beyond the moral simplicity of black and white, all that survives is Grey. High fashion, corporate malfeasance, celebrity culture, and an obsessed media collide with exuberant violence and volatile intensity in Grey, the explosive debut novel by newcomer Jon Armstrong. For Michael Rivers, life is perfect. Michael has everything; tall, handsome, and famous, he is worshipped by billions of fans around the globe. He is wealthy beyond measure, the heir apparent to RiverGroup, one of the handful of high-tech corporations that controls the world. He is fashionable, setting trends with his wardrobe of immaculate designer suits, each a unique and celebrated work of art. And Michael is in love, perfect love, sharing a private language based entirely on quotes from the latest fashion magazine advertisements, with Nora, his beautiful, witty, and equally perfect fiancee, the only woman with whom he can see surgically-altered monochromatic eye to eye. When an assassin's bullets pierce Michael's body before the unblinking eyes of cameras, reporters, and viewers at a press junket, everything changes, forcing Michael to question everything about his previously perfect world. Illusions shattered and forcibly separated from Nora, Michael seeks to uncover the reasons behind the attempted assassination, embarking on a quest that leads him to question his relationships with his loud, pro-fane, and narcissistically Ultra father; his estranged mother; and the perilous, contaminated, neo-feudalistic world that lies beyond the safe and protected bubble of corporate family life. Michael must delve deep into his past, finding that all paths he uncovers seem to lead to the now-closed PartyHaus, and to a time when he was the golden boy, dancing furiously to the beat of notorious all-night Rage parties thrown by his father. "If F. Scott Fitzgerald had ever imbibed himself into a science-fictional state of mind, subsequently pouring his talent for vivid images and acid observation into a futuristic dystopian extravaganza, the result might very well read like Jon Armstrong's debut novel. This formidable newcomer has given us, in Michael Rivers, a grey Gatsby who will revisit your reveries long after the last page is turned." -- James Morrow, author of The Last Witchfinder "Grey is a truly extraordinary and original work--a deft and raucous mash-up of William Gibson and J.D. Salinger by way of Fellini. It'll change your outlook, your brain chemistry, and your wardrobe." -- Catherynne M. Valente, author of The Orphan's Tales "Grey is a fascinating book. It's a fusion of the quasi-apocalyptic corporatism of Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination with Blade Runner and a big hunk of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg." -- Jay lake, author of Trial of Flowers "Two thumbs up... I couldn't put it down." -- Cherie Priest, author of Four and Twenty Blackbirds "...a stylish, weird, funny, and inventive debut." -- Tim Pratt, author of The Strange Adventures of Ranger Girl Cover by Jeremy Geddes. Trade Paperback ISBN : 978-1-59780-065-5 Pages: 248 Price: $14.95 Grey is now available as a free download. Visit our Downloads section and check out Grey today!
]]>Superman's Song :: So Long Superman - Calliope No. 8
http://calliopeno8.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c22522e470549d00e398e80f180005.html
]]>A great deal is already gained with the first step: the humanization of nature. Impersonal forces and destinies cannot be approached… if everywhere in nature there are Beings around us of a kind that we know in our own society…. we can apply the same methods against these violent supermen outside that we employ in our own society; we can try to adjure them, to appease them, to bribe them, and, by so influencing them, we may rob them of a part of their power
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/03/a_late_night_quick_one.php
]]>If Rhythm & Blues songs were written for the real world using honest lyrics for half of the people out there, instead of the normal unrealistic picture that they paint for teenagers. *laughter*
http://wislander.vox.com/library/post/too-funny-not-to-share.html
]]>The 90's Revival :: 91 Dodge Van
http://calliopeno8.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00d41421380d685e00e398e0e39c0004.html
]]>This battle is about pride and independence; about boldly going against the flow, in defiance of reason and all known facts.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/columnists/carl_hiaasen/story/421075.html
]]>And so it begins. Here's the link for you to download your free digital copy of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn. But it gets better. As mentioned in your confirmation e-mail, you're now entered in our Watch the Skies Sweepstakes. New subscribers will be automatically entered up until May 15th, 2008 11:59 a.m. ET.* If you would like to share this news with a friend, you can use the "Send this to a Friend" feature on the upper right hand corner of this e-mail. >> Click here to download your eBook in PDF format<< In about a week, you'll receive another e-mail to download the next book, Old Man's War by John Scalzi, winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. One down, eleven to go. Until then, watch the skies!
http://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:19035.939124228/rid:feee9b10fa9b061500ba861a1f7eaf2f
]]>Lyrics - but you can enter in your last.fm username and it will show the lyrics for your last few songs.
]]>El Perro del Mar is the stage moniker of victim-of-unfortunate-surname Sarah Assbring, whose somber lo-fi pop channels 1960s girl group harmonization by way of a chilly winter wonderland. Assbring’s curriculum vitae includes a full-length album, a limited-release compilation album, a handful of...
http://weheartmusic.vox.com/library/post/new-el-perro-del-mar-from-the-valley-to-the-stars.html
]]>Like it or hate it, one of the most anticipated parts of the Super Bowl production is the advertisements. This year will be no different, and if some early clips posted on YouTube are any indication, it's not a bad crop.
http://blog.masslive.com/patriots/2008/01/an_early_look_at_super_bowl_co.html
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]]>Love The One You're With :: Inches and Falling
http://calliopeno8.groups.vox.com/library/post/6a00c2251d92a98fdb00e398d2a7b10004.html
]]>The book Limits of Language by Swedish linguist Mikael Parkvall is a sort of languages-only Guinness Book of Records, listing everything that’s large, small and otherwise interesting about the manifold manners of human speech and associated forms of communication. One item deals with the world’s most linguistically diverse countries, and is illustrated with this map, of the world’s ‘linguistic superpowers’. The caption reads:
http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/230-papua-new-guinea-the-linguistic-superpower/
]]>Weekend Assignment:
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com/2008/01/weekend-assignment-196-missing-words.html
]]>This is the season of giving, as they say. There are a lot of religions who use this time of year for reflection, charity and general goodwill. I dont see why atheists can't also use this time of year to be benevolent. Any time of year is good of cou...
http://techskeptic.blogspot.com/2007/12/atheist-charities.html
]]>Having volunteered for Iraq, Mark Daily was killed in January by an I.E.D. Dismayed to learn that his pro-war articles helped persuade Daily to enlist, the author measures his words against a family's grief and a young man's sacrifice.
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/11/hitchens200711
]]>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/books/review/notable-books-2007.html?_r=3
]]>Instead of slicing the meat from the roast at the table, Mr. Venezia’s carving protocol calls for the biggest pieces, the breasts and the thighs, to be removed whole, then boned and sliced on a cutting board. “Trying to carve from the carcass is like...
]]>Your nerd lives in a monospaced typeface world.
http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2007/11/11/the_nerd_handbook.html
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