My Favorite Interview of 2005
Two words: Neal Stephenson.
My Generation
"Documentary-maker Tim Samuels has been all over Britain recruiting isolated and lonely old people - those who can't leave their flats or who are stuck in rubbish care homes. The finale of the show is this group of lonely old people coming together to stick it back to the society that's cast them aside - by forming a rock troupe and trying to storm into the pop charts."
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My Hero
Edward Tufte, information pioneer.
My Hero
Well, one of 'em anyway. Make that two of 'em. Alex Ross interviews Yo-Yo Ma.
My Homemade Pipe Organ
"Once I saw that a pipe organ was something you could make in a wood shop, I was hooked. . . ."
My Mother the Car
Or is that, my car the cop? Glenn Harlan Reynolds asks, "When did our machines get so bossy?"
My New Prez
Roy Blount, one of my favorite writers, was just elected head of the Author's Guild, to which I belong. Yay us!
My Question
If two guys with limited resources and a lot of imagination can put together a lightsaber battle this good, why can't George Lucas make a decent movie with more money than God?
My Secret Vice
I haunt Post Secret.
My Three Einsteins
Scientist, philosopher, and celebrity. He was a busy guy.