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Night musings I wouldn't usually blog
I'm experimenting more with single-dimensional algorithms for choice...
I visited Across the Universe only because I liked the dreamy feel of the sappy newspaper ad; the movie had several potential negatives for me, including being a musical, tampering with the sacrosanct Beatles, and a slew of negative or lackluster reviews. I loved it, though it messed up my plans for the day when I realized I had to stay and see the whole thing. The kitsch was self-mocking plus the music director understood what made Beatle vocal lines so good, why most of the instrumentation should not be mimicked, and which of the guitar riffs were essential as filler. The movie was willing to plain flat out admit it didn't make much sense, which was also a virtue of Dragon Wars. I saw the first third of that one only because it was South Korean.
Book season this fall is amazing; there is an impressive pile on the sofa, but sadly (for the sake of science) I cannot find many books that I have only one reason for reading. I liked the title of An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England (though nothing else about it) and so I have a library copy. Tree of Smoke is shaping up as the best American novel in years. The new Pamuk is getting me interested in rereading Dostoyevsky; it is sad to see Pamuk having written that he cannot imagine leaving Istanbul.
Jacqueline Passey reports that I am less funny in person though she did not resort to the word grim.
I gave my DVD of The 25th Hour to Peter Boettke; we both loved it. Natasha and I have started following Tell Me You Love Me, the brutal and anti-erotic new HBO show.
I've been to lots of meetings lately, if only to become a better and more productive person.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on September 22, 2007 at 09:04 PM in Current Affairs | Permalink
Comments
I like the post. Although I would recommend not posting such scattered thoughts during the day.
You know, just like how jazz shouldn't be played during the day but only at night.
Posted by: thehova at Sep 22, 2007 9:18:08 PM
T you are WAY FUNNIER in person than in print. bank on it.
Posted by: angus at Sep 22, 2007 9:30:41 PM
2 books I bought strictly based on the cover:
http://www.amazon.com/Toy-Collector-James-Gunn/dp/1582340811/ref=ed_oe_h/104-9803869-8829526?ie=UTF8&qid=1190511378&sr=1-1
and
http://www.calamusbooks.com/newsletters/3/13/Gurganus200.jpg
both of which were enjoyable.
I checked out Pratchet's Thud based on its cover, but couldn't get into it.
I'm curious what spurred Tyler on to reread the first 150 pages after nearly packing it in. Was it the reviews, or a nagging sense of missing something, or something else completely?
I remember that I started Blood Meridian three seperate times. I always found it captivating through the introduction to the Judge, but then it fizzled out to me. Then I read No Country for Old Men in 2 sittings and The Road in 1, and revisited Blood Meridian. This time I got to within 100 pages of the end before I set it down and forgot to pick it back up.
All that TV really did a number on me. I cannot make it through literary fiction without a strong plot to pull me.
So I'm absolutely enamored with 2 of McCarthy's "lesser" works, and can only really enjoy some scenes and scattered passages from his concensus masterpiece.
Posted by: Jeff at Sep 22, 2007 9:47:32 PM
I once bought an album by the Dandy Warhols, sound unheard, only because I liked their name.
Posted by: bartman at Sep 23, 2007 12:57:41 AM
T, I am sad to point out that your post kills the (not long enough) streak of MR posts that don't mention Jacqueline Passey. She really jumped the shark after the whole "I have high standards but really I only mention it to increase my blog's advertising revenue" thing. Remind us why her opinion of you is worth commenting about?
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