I attended a wonderful event at the JCC last night, author William Gibson in conversation with Berkeley robotics professor Ken Goldberg. Gibson was there to promote his latest book, the essay collection Distrust That Particular Flavor. A full review will come later, but in the meantime, here are 5 essay collections that I believe every…Continue reading 5 Essential Essay Collections
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“We will bury our children:” the cost of bowing to the NRA lobby
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle details how James Holmes, who murdered 12 moviegoers in Aurora, CO, including a six-year-old girl, obtained his weapons. Like so many, I feel a sense of hopelessness and outrage that Congress continues to bow to the NRA lobby. It seems that no number of dead children and innocent…Continue reading “We will bury our children:” the cost of bowing to the NRA lobby
Summer in Norway
We spent 10 wonderful days in Norway in August of 2012. I fell in love with Oslo, a quiet, culturally rich, very walkable city. Oslo highlights: the Vigeland Sculpture Garden, the Frognerbadet Open-Air Baths (great for jet-lagged kids), the National Gallery, Ibsen Musuem, the Nobel Prize Center (there’s a terrific activity for kids that…Continue reading Summer in Norway
Reading tonight in Mountain View
Join me tonight at the Mountain View Public Library, where I’ll be talking about the writing life, publishing, and books. Get the details here. Bring your book club, your writing group, or just yourself!
What Is Scientology? Beliefs, Practices, Auditing, Followers, & Fees
What exactly is scientology? The quick answer, culled from the organization’s own website, is that “Scientology is a religion that offers a precise path leading to a complete and certain understanding of one’s true spiritual nature and one’s relationship to self, family, groups, Mankind, all life forms, the material universe, the spiritual universe and the…Continue reading What Is Scientology? Beliefs, Practices, Auditing, Followers, & Fees