I just recently finished Nick Harkaway’s wonderful “Angelmaker”. I won’t even attempt to describe it but I will say that you need to go read it right now.
Here’s Harkaway writing in the Weekly Lizard, with some great advice on writing: take the brakes off. “Abandon shame and embarrassment and what your mother told you was impossible”. You also get to take a little peek inside his wonderful brain.
Nanolaw with Daughter: Why privacy mattered
Wonderful short story from Paul Ford. Here’s a bit to whet the appetite:
Here is how it would go, I imagined. Daughter and Mother would walk together to the park. They would talk about this morning’s conversation. Mother would confirm that handling your own suits is a serious responsibility, that you can’t let them pile up or that will send the signal that you were susceptible to liens.
Actually, “STFU” is an Initialism, Not an Acronym.
Remember that an acronym is pronounced as a single word, whereas an initialism is pronounced as a series of letters. So when you say “I’ve got an acronym for you, buddy: STFU!”—well, you’re actually working to erode that distinction. It’s not as if one can pronounce the word “stuh-foo” or something. That would sound quite ignorant.
What’s that? You say you want me to “literally” shut my fucking face?
McSweeney’s is just fantastic.