Author Archives: Mark Egge

This is bad–a seeming downward spiral toward oblivion. It’s 4:08 pm, now, and I’m still in bed. Yesterday I made it out of bed at 2:00 pm. The day before, closer to 5:00 pm. I certainly don’t want to be … Continue reading →

When introducing A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, author David Eggers defines the themes, motifs and other literary devices that the reader will encounter in his book. It’s brilliant–not least because it saves his book from the ignominy of being … Continue reading →

In Superfreakanomics, Levitt & Dubner quote Boris Johnson (journalist cum London mayor), who writes: Like all the best religions, fear of climate change satisfies our need for guilt, and self-disgust, and that eternal human sense that technological progress must be … Continue reading →

Wait, how did I miss this? In 2002, Christopher Nolan directed a remake of Insomnia. Produced by George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh. Starring Al Pacino and Hilary Swank. Watching it now. I hope it’s good! Also, things I missed: The … Continue reading →

Watched and enjoyed Food, Inc–the latest in a string of new documentaries on the food (a.k.a “corn”) industry. Great production values and engaging interviews (including Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma) make Food, Inc a rather more refined product … Continue reading →

An unordered list: Learn to enjoy the company of strangers Achieve greater levity Smile longer Make new friends Be less self-conscious Share more music Consume less–and better–passive entertainment Live prolifically Be bigger (no, fuck that–be positively huge) Use more profanity … Continue reading →

“We lose ourselves when we compromise the very ideals that we fight to defend. And we honor — we honor those ideals by upholding them not when it’s easy, but when it is hard.” -Barack Obama, Nobel Peace Prize acceptance … Continue reading →

Some lyrics I like: It’s a simple computationYou take easy conversationAdd erotic exploration, adorationBut when he said, “I love you, girl”It should have come with a warning. He said, “I’ve gotta go, go, go, ’cause it hurts to feelI’m gonna … Continue reading →