Sometimes, you just have to ask yourself why is it that some people in the library
1. Play Metal Slug on their laptops with the speakers activated, whilst simultaneously blocking the aisle with their stretched legs
2. Put their five-toed-socked/bare feet on the couches, contorted in what must be rather uncomfortable poses that nevertheless take up an [...]
While doing (ultimately wholly unproductive) research for my Extended Essay I came across this exceptionally scathing book review by John Clute that outlines what he feels are the major failings of Margaret Atwood’s novel Oryx and Crake. (The edition featured in that Amazon link, by the way, is beautifully typeset.)
In particular, one the arguments he [...]
It’s somewhat depressing to remember that just approximately 6 months ago I was draped in a too-big but sinfully comfortable yukata after an indulgent half-hour at the hot baths, lying languorously on the bed in a Japanese hotel room and streaming music from my friends back in Singapore via Simplify Media while surfing the Internet [...]
