Wed, Nov 19, 2008
Good article in New York Magazine about Gladwell.
Malcolm Gladwell’s elegant and wildly popular theories about modern life have turned his name into an adjective — Gladwellian! But in his new book, he seeks to undercut the cult of success, including his own, by explaining how little control we have over it.
I love that he had no TV until he was 23. Makes me feel justified in depriving Liam of it for the last nine years. Via Arts & Letters Daily.
Early in his career, professor Mark Rowlands had two loves: philosophy and Brenin, a wolf he was forced to bring along to his lectures. Through their relationship, Rowlands started examining his work and life. Listen on CBC’s Ideas, via EarIdeas.
Every month, The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, hosts a reading and conversation with a well-known writer. August 2009 featured Joshua Ferris reading George Saunders’s “Adams.” The rhythm is magnificent.
Beth Kolko, User, Hacker, Builder, Thief: Creativity & Consumerism in a Digital Age. “If I’m a hacker, I’m thoughtful about how I negotiate the world, I think about how I can make use of objects and systems rather than allowing the object or system to make use of me by slotting me into a pre-arranged role… hacking embodies the notion of agency and resistance.” #UrsulaFranklin
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November 19th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
I’ve stopped reading him: he reminds me too much of Andy Rooney.