Japanese fans of haiku are rejoicing today over the news of a new game from Nintendo DS. Enpitsu de Oku no Hosomichi DS allows players to trace over the characters in the poetry of Matsuo Basho while actor Toru Nakamura reads the verse aloud. Think of it as karaoke for the literary set.Basho is considered … Continue reading Big in Japan
Wendell Barry Gets Local
Farmer/author Wendell Berry will be featured during "Keeping the Land and People Together" at the College of St. Catherine in Saint Paul Friday, June 29. This evening of readings and discussion, which is being held to launch the Land Stewardship Project's (LSP) 25th Anniversary, will also include Minnesota authors Mary Rose O'Reilley and Joe Paddock. … Continue reading Wendell Barry Gets Local
William Gibson–Prophet of The New War?… Or Just an Author?
The blog Global Nerdy (great name, guys) has a posting comparing the recent cyber-attacks against Estonia (see the news here and here) to the cyberpunk hackers in the novels of William Gibson. He doesn't fare so well in the predicting game. Then again, he is after all an author, not a fortuneteller. (Sorry, SF fans, … Continue reading William Gibson–Prophet of The New War?… Or Just an Author?
