AV Club: “Well, I haven’t really done much of anything today. I got up at 10:30, tried to do a little writing, but really didn’t do anything. I went running, then I had to buy a Syd Barrett Pink Floyd record for something I’m working on, so I walked to the store and bought that. Then I came back here and I’ve been watching an NFL Films documentary on Lawrence Taylor. That’s basically been my day. Not too strenuous.”
Year / 2006
Marisha Pessl: Not the Brightest Cultural Bulb?
From The Onion A.V. Club:
MP: I never knew who Nick Drake was until the Garden State soundtrack, and then I got his greatest hits, and I really like it. It’s really restful and thoughtful, something so pure about his sound. It’s good for when you’re walking around New York listening to your iPod—nice to listen to instead of all the craziness happening around you. I don’t know anything about him, though.
The A.V. Club: He was a reclusive, depressive guy who died very young from a drug overdose.
MP: Really? You’re kidding. He sounds so put-together.
What Is It About Novelists Who Write Thick Books and Cornfields?
You Too Can Believe in Gossip Rags
Kimberly Maul, whose publication I am not obsessed with (contrary to her assertion), reports that the OJ deal has gone through. And this time she has a more credible than the National Enquirer. (Perhaps it was Maul after all who wrote the unsigned article and she is now proudly coming out of the closet as relying upon gossip rags for sources!)
By this journalistic measure, I wish to report the following news stories as true:
1. Infant Accidentally Packaged as Doll
2. Hillary Clinton Forced Into Sex Therapy
3. The “Eat What You Like” Diet Will Work for Everyone!
I remain absolutely positive that these three stories will be confirmed by someone credible. And I will, in the puerile spirit of this exchange, then shout “Neeiner! Neeiner! Neeiner!” back to the Book Standard.
You see, kids. You too can be a Web journalist!