- Laura Huxley has died.
- Also, I missed this but Anthony Burgess’s widow died a few weeks ago.
- Speaking of Burgess, it appears that some Northwestern artists are having a laugh concerning Warhol’s Vinyl.
- Will Self makes a cameo appearance in today’s Los Angeles Times.
- Who knew that Kubrick was once interested in adapting Foucault’s Pendulum?
- Some recommended reading back to Dave Itzkoff: the collected works of John Clute, or, if that’s too dense, Science Fiction for Dummies.
- If you are a writer, you do indeed need other creative outlets. (And if you are a writer, you should probably never write about just one subject.) (via Callie)
- Yet another play-it-safe end-of-the-year books list.
- Are city planners to blame for the decimation of urban architecture? (via Paul Collins)
- Jonathan Rosenbaum on cinematic marketability and quality films denied release. (via James Tata)
- Yuko Kondo has redesigned Pynchon’s covers. (via eNotes Book Blog)
- Is Pullman unsubtle?
- On racing pigeon clubs. (via Jenny D)