Neal Stephenson at Jacket Copy
At Jacket Copy at the LA Times, Scott Timberg talks to Neal Stephenson today. He interviewed the author for an upcoming feature and these are outtakes from their Q&A sessions.
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Jeanne after prom
After they got home, Jeanne’s let the kids take over the living room. When Jeanne went off to change out of her prom dress, Russ poured a pint of schnapps…
Meet Jeanne and Russ
Meet Jeanne. With Jeanne is her boyfriend Russ. It’s November 1959 and they’re at their high school senior prom in Indiana. No, I’m not sure why the senior prom is…
What’s shaking in the metropolis
On Saturday, three authors read from their entries in the 33 1/3 album-focused series: above, Hayden Childs reading from his book on “Shoot Out the Lights” by Richard and Linda…
Favorite author signatures
Today on Jacket Copy you’ll find a whole series of author signatures and the stories behind them. This one is mine, and it’s last. The far-more-luminary contributors are Maud Newton,…
Planet Brooklyn
My cousin is creating incredible photos that turn parts of the city of New York into planets. Although it’s not the most planet-like, this one is my favorite, I think,…
Frivolous and childish
If you saw a redhead drive past you today in a ridiculously large silver pickup, and this song was blasting, yes, I admit, it was me. I’m a troublemaker.
Amid all the woowoo Olympic hoopla
More people should be doing this. Not getting detained. But trying to point out the problems China has with a free and open society. (And Tibet, and whoever else is…
Mr. Ehrenreich: A Death on Terminal Island
Ben Ehrenreich’s story on a transgendered detainee — a Mexican native who was pulled over in LA for driving under the influence — who died in detention is in the…
