I admit it: I'm mildly obsessed by the idea of Second Life, the parallel cyber-universe/roleplaying game in which Korean high school students and Silicon Valley junior executives construct detailed worlds in which they can pretend to be Korean college students and Silicon Valley senior executives, respectively.Now I find I can indulge in a bit of … Continue reading Virtual Vacation
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Not a Dud
There's a lovely obituary of Elaine Dundy in the Guardian; she died this week of a heart attack. She led quite the life apparently, hobnobbing with the good and the great and the famous, including Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Tennessee Williams, Norman Mailer and Gore Vidal.Dundy's semi-autobigraphical novel of expat life in Paris The Dud … Continue reading Not a Dud
You’re Killing Me
According to the Guardian (link), Martin Amis' London Fields--one of my favorite novels--is going to be made into a movie. Amis himself is collaborating on the screenplay.And that's all we know. The usually informative imdb.com has no listing for the film. http://www.londonfields.com is but a single page of text for "A Movie Production in Arrested … Continue reading You’re Killing Me
Musings from Magers and Quinn 