Monthly Archives: November 2007

unholy war

November 30, 2007
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From the AP: Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and knives, rallied Friday in a central square and demanded the execution of a British teacher convicted of insulting Islam for allowing her students to name a teddy bear “Muhammad…They called for Gibbons’ execution, saying, “No tolerance: Execution,” and “Kill her, kill her by firing squad.”…The protesters streamed out of mosques after Friday sermons, as pickup trucks with loudspeakers blared messages against Gibbons, who was sentenced Thursday to 15 days in prison and deportation. Many Muslims in England have vociferously condemned the charge against Gibbons. And AP reports that...

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Just Out from MIT Press

November 28, 2007
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Catherine Brady’s Elizabeth Blackburn and the Story of Telomeres: Deciphering the Ends of DNA. “In this superb biography of superstar molecular biologist, Elizabeth Blackburn, Catherine Brady tells exactly how Blackburn made her great discoveries. She also reveals the traits of mind and educational experiences that make Blackburn such a great scientist: a life-long passion for nature, brilliance, creativity, a superb postdoctoral mentor, single-mindedness bordering on obsession, and–as a woman in a man’s world–the wisdom to hide her vast ambition beneath the guise of a sweet, well-behaved young lady. An inspiring account of a real-life heroine, and a lesson in...

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Hungary Calling

November 27, 2007
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Received word from my agent yesterday that THE YEAR OF FOG will be published in Hungarian, by Tericum Kiado. The news brought back fond memories of a honeymoon spent in Budapest and Eger, Hungary in 2001, as well as my first stay in Budapest on a backpacking trip in 1998. It’s a beautiful country, with excellent food. When I was there last, I noticed that people in restaurants and on buses were very, very quiet. As someone who has a deep and longstanding appreciation for silence, I found this rare and remarkable. I wrote about Hungary in an essay...

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Jeff Garlin is Speechless

November 27, 2007
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Of all the Speechless short videos aired recently on Deadline Hollywood Daily, starring SAG actors in support of the striking Writers Guild of America, this one starring a silent Jeff Garlin is my favorite. The brainchild of director/writer George Hickenlooper and writer Alan Sereboff, Project Speechless portrays A-list actors in Internet-exlusive videos, doing what they’d do if there were no writers to back them up. Ed Asner’s spot is gross in the way that Carl’s Jr. commercials are gross. Much as I love Laura Linney, her spot is very long and kind of pretentious. Sean Penn looks like he’s...

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If You’re Lucky, You Just Might…

November 21, 2007
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call a cab and end up with Vera, a.k.a. the costume cabbie. View her swell get-ups here. Read all about her life as a taxi-gal in San Francisco on her blog, Day Cabbie. I met Vera last night at a book club meeting for The Year of Fog. This is the beginning of a new feature for this blog, If You’re Lucky…

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