Author of "Infinite Jest" Found Dead

September 15, 2008July 22, 2024 ~ duane ~ Leave a comment

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/books/14wallace.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

I was unfamiliar with the work of David Foster Wallace, professor of English at Pomona College, who was apparently best known for the 1000-page novel “Infinite Jest.” I suppose comparing someone to Thomas Pynchon is intended to be complimentary, but I know I was never able to finish Gravity’s Rainbow. However, one reviewer refers to the overall effect as “something like a sleek Vonnegut chassis wrapped in layers of post-millennial Zola.” I’d be excited about that prospect if I knew anything about Zola. The death appears to have been a suicide. Does anybody know more about the author, and want to say a few words?

How Shakespeare Won The West

September 15, 2008February 7, 2017 ~ duane ~ 3 Comments

http://community.livejournal.com/bard_in_boston/69958.html I may have seen this play mentioned in the local papers, but never thought twice about it. Apparently that was the right move, as the reviews are not good.

As U2 Like It

September 10, 2008February 7, 2017 ~ duane ~ 1 Comment

http://www.thechancer.ie/2008/09/09/shakespeare-rattle-hum/ This looks cool, I wish I got to see productions like that.

Top 10 Shakespeare Villains

September 9, 2008February 7, 2017 ~ duane ~ 3 Comments

http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-greatest-shakespeare-villains.php
This list gets originality points for Iago coming in at #3, Claudius at #5 and Edmund #8. Guess who #1 and # 2 are?

Spanking Shakespeare

September 9, 2008April 17, 2023 ~ duane ~ Leave a comment

http://www.screenhead.com/reviews/shakespeare-is-in-for-a-spanking/ Don’t know what to make of this. Based on the debut work of Jake Wizner, the feature will tell the story of Shakespeare Shapiro, who chronicles his quest to get into college and find a girlfriend in his memoir, a writing project that every high school senior must complete.