Rupert Murdoch’s biographer Michael Wolff has called on “literate people” to boycott books until publishers stop bringing out ghostwritten memoirs by the likes of Sarah Palin.
I’m really not sure about this. I actually have a desire to read Going Rogue, but only because it may be the 21st Century’s Mein Kampf. But I might just download it or something. Apply the same far-leftist consumerist principles applied to commercial music, I say.
(Yeah, Palin-fanatics never thought of making that comparison when they thought Obama = Hitler, DID THEY!?!?!?!)
This argument makes no sense to me. How about people just don’t buy certain books, rather than no books? I’m sure that sends a much more powerful message than a handful of people not purchasing any books at all.
Here are some of the pages sent in the two minutes following American Airlines Flight 11 crashing into the World Trade Center’s North Tower on 9/11:
good morning, don’t know when you’ll be home but Mary has Brownies til 5 & Rachel has volleyball game @ 6 love you
JEAN FROM THE OFFICE CALLED AND JOHN MANGO NEEDS THE FOLLOWING A. NORTH BILLING FOR JULY AND AUGUST B. $5,000.00 FOR COMCORR C. $4,550.00 BALANCE FROM MCSTORMAN.
Thursday Barbecue??? Let me know if you need help. MG
Please call me, 972-591-7805. (know you are just eating donuts !)
I AM RUNNING ABOUT 5 MINS LATE. -MOLLYN
having a problem locating camera. Can you stall?
ANOTHER UPDATE TO SCHOOL BUS COLLISION, NO STUDENTS HURT, 2 PATIENTS FROM OTHER VEHICLE TAKEN TO AA GEN. -F/A
GOOD MORNING.I LOVE YOU POPPA!I’M LEAVING FOR WORK NOW.I’LL BE IN TOUCH LATER TODAY.I LOVE YOU!
Unable to access my calendar on Onlook. Need assistance. Thank you. Carolyn Coyne
Hi and how are you doing Goldie, as for myself I am doing ok, had an ok night sleep. Hope that you did too. I got to work on time and it might be busy today but I will let you know whats up. I love you. Harvey
I’m just sitting here thinking of you and Vince … I hope he is feeling better today - good luck @ the hospital … hang in there my friend, you have all the patience in the world! He is very lucky to have you! ..
PLEASE CALL ME. LESLIE
Frank from Deloy Consulting called. His number is 610-558-7237. He stated that he was told to call our office and have you paged. Luis M.
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU BUT EDNA SAID YOU DID NOT GIVE HER THE SVC’S U DID,CAN U PLEASE CALL HER THIS AM,THANK U,WADE
From Sheila Musteen Sub:Amy Woods called in sick today.
Good morning sunshine!!! :) Cheap huh — it is a good thing you don’t affect me. :) I’m glad you came over!! Have fun at your meetings today. Miss me!
Someone just told me there was an explosion at wtc…..
Life went on as normal for a little while.
From Wikileaks’ archive of 24 hours worth of pager intercepts from the day, which seems positively ripe for the (data) mining. More on Reddit, too.
I’m browsing through these right now and I’m speechless.
Brian Eno, “The death of uncool” Prospect Magazine (via somethingchanged)
A good thing, I’d suggest.
The New York Times
(via kendall core)
I like my bus journey songs to have a narrative; ‘cinematic mini-epics’ by Laura Barton (via flourhoneymilk) (via somethingchanged)(via inthetrees)
Oh, I completely agree.
