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Roth announces retirement Oh well. That'll give me a chance to get through his back catalogue in peace.

Trailer: World War Z - Official Trailer (HD) - YouTube This doesn't really look anything at all like what I wanted a movie version of World War Z to be.

Super-Earth Discovered in Star's Habitable Zone : Discovery News Cool. And just 42 lightyears away.

DECAY Official Trailer - YouTube Physics Students Make Zombie Movie Decay Deep Within the Bowels of CERN | Underwire | Wired.com Jack M Neigut, is that you?

So I got to se the National Theatre's performance of Timon Of Athens the other day. No, I wasn't in London, but I just happened to walk past my local cinema and saw a big sign saying "Timon Of Athens - Live From London on the big screen". Apparently the last performance of it, too. And I...

And the poor audio quality of mp3s. I'm sure there's something to that (hell, I'd say it applies to most autobiographies by public figures, period). Neil is quite candid about the fact that he's lost a lot of people (especially the deaths of longtime associates Ben Keith and David Briggs...

Amazon.com: The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary [Super Deluxe]: Music Damnit. I'm going to have to buy this album again, aren't I? That's... what... the [-]sixth [/-]seventh time I've bought it, I think. OK, so I have every single track on this edition already, but... just look at...

We really need to put together a general playlist for that night. I mean, everyone will be playing this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY So what else would you spin as the world (potentially) ends? This one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfK-WX2pa8c This one...

Amazon removes book reviews by fellow authors | Books | guardian.co.uk

If you want to get technical about it, mobile phones can be positioned anywhere on the globe if you should need emergency services anywhere but your home. :innocent: But yeah, it's an odd analogy. And they can pry my proper computer with its lovely keyboard, awesome processing power and huge...

Yes, Britney Spears is about to embark on a career as an author: Britney Spears in talks to write novel | Music | guardian.co.uk Although, didn't she already write a novel years ago? A Mother's Gift: Britney Spears, Lynne Spears: 9780440237990: Amazon.com: Books

Because every time you sneeze, you get a tiny little concussion, and it prevents you from counting further than to three. Is anyone else doing NaNoWriMo?

The 10 most difficult books to finish Not sure I agree with the choices, not to mention that they seem a bit arbitrary (how do you pick just these ten from the last 2,500 years of literature?), but I like that it's an article that tells you what he thinks of the books rather than just complain...

And rounding out the funny death theme:

I know, right? And speaking of slaying:

Couple of books I've finished during my flu-and-work-related absence: Alone In Berlin, Hans Fallada - :stars5:, utterly brilliant tale of the futility and necessity of resistance. Waging Heavy Peace, Neil Young - :stars4:, wildly uneven but lots of fun. Spider's Web, Joseph Roth - :stars3...

So it turns out it's all the Guatemalan government's fault. Or something. Mayans Protest Government Sponsored Apocalypse Party and Slam

Cool. Haven't read him yet, but hope to pick him up over the next few weeks or so.

The Moment The Dragon Is Slain, Paris puppet show, 1963 (Source)

That's a great quote, thanks!