etcetera http://www.stochastica.net It's got a point, if only you can find it... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:58:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 http://feeds.feedburner.com/Etceterahttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~fc/EtceteraThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Video of a surprisingly long P… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/22/video-of-a-surprisingly-long-p/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/22/video-of-a-surprisingly-long-p/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:58:36 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/22/video-of-a-surprisingly-long-p/ Video of a surprisingly long Philip Roth interview with Tina Brown of the Daily Beast. http://bit.ly/1×7HoV

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/22/video-of-a-surprisingly-long-p/feed/ 0 From the department of unlikel… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/21/from-the-department-of-unlikel/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/21/from-the-department-of-unlikel/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:37:45 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/21/from-the-department-of-unlikel/ From the department of unlikely quotes, here’s E.B White (Strunk & White): “I hate the guts of English grammar” http://bit.ly/1v59uW

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/21/from-the-department-of-unlikel/feed/ 0 Plagiarism Software Finds a Ne… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/21/plagiarism-software-finds-a-ne/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/21/plagiarism-software-finds-a-ne/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:36:27 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/21/plagiarism-software-finds-a-ne/ Plagiarism Software Finds a New Shakespeare Play. http://bit.ly/26rivN

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]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/20/roth-accompanies-fans-visiting/feed/ 0 RT @SanSip He’s ‘cowardly, dys… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/rt-sansip-hes-cowardly-dys/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/rt-sansip-hes-cowardly-dys/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/rt-sansip-hes-cowardly-dys/ RT @SanSip He’s ‘cowardly, dysfunctional and immature’. Rushdie and Pia Glenn wash dirty linen http://bit.ly/1d8Y8S

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/rt-sansip-hes-cowardly-dys/feed/ 0 “Mad” bus rammed 20 cars and i… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/mad-bus-rammed-20-cars-and-i/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/mad-bus-rammed-20-cars-and-i/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:50:09 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/mad-bus-rammed-20-cars-and-i/ “Mad” bus rammed 20 cars and in the center of Perm. http://bit.ly/DVYpM

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/mad-bus-rammed-20-cars-and-i/feed/ 0 William Deresiewicz’s review o… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/william-deresiewiczs-review-o/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/william-deresiewiczs-review-o/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:40:35 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/william-deresiewiczs-review-o/ William Deresiewicz’s review of Atwoods latest. (via The Plank) http://bit.ly/4vRDZz

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/william-deresiewiczs-review-o/feed/ 0 Life imitates Arrested Develop… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/life-imitates-arrested-develop/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/life-imitates-arrested-develop/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:39:16 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/life-imitates-arrested-develop/ Life imitates Arrested Development: Prisoner escaped after swapping identity with twin brother. http://bit.ly/4iUUoe

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]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/reactions-to-the-original-new/feed/ 0 A Hilary Mantel interview from… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/a-hilary-mantel-interview-from/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/a-hilary-mantel-interview-from/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:31:16 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/a-hilary-mantel-interview-from/ A Hilary Mantel interview from the Globe: http://bit.ly/40eS1x

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/a-hilary-mantel-interview-from/feed/ 0 Great post on Jack Kerouac fro… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/great-post-on-jack-kerouac-fro/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/great-post-on-jack-kerouac-fro/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:30:55 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/great-post-on-jack-kerouac-fro/ Great post on Jack Kerouac from The Reading Experience. http://bit.ly/42aoq5

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/great-post-on-jack-kerouac-fro/feed/ 0 The former first lady as a lit… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/the-former-first-lady-as-a-lit/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/the-former-first-lady-as-a-lit/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:25:31 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/the-former-first-lady-as-a-lit/ The former first lady as a literary device. http://bit.ly/4tRyWt

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/the-former-first-lady-as-a-lit/feed/ 0 And from the Guardian book blo… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/and-from-the-guardian-book-blo/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/and-from-the-guardian-book-blo/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:23:56 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/and-from-the-guardian-book-blo/ And from the Guardian book blog, the Wong Fook Hing bookstore. http://bit.ly/3dG0f2

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/and-from-the-guardian-book-blo/feed/ 0 Flashback from the LA Times. A… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/flashback-from-the-la-times-a/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/flashback-from-the-la-times-a/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:22:56 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/flashback-from-the-la-times-a/ Flashback from the LA Times. A ‘69 review of Slaughterhouse Five…. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2009/10/vonnegut.html

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/flashback-from-the-la-times-a/feed/ 0 Fascinating read. RT @manish_v… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/fascinating-read-rt-manish_v/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/fascinating-read-rt-manish_v/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:21:26 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/fascinating-read-rt-manish_v/ Fascinating read. RT @manish_vij: (’96) India de facto banned ‘The Moor’s Last Sigh’ by stopping imports (fixed review date) http://3.ly/cWo

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]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/junot-diaz-talks-about-his-str/feed/ 0 And here’s Philip Roth on (amo… http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/and-heres-philip-roth-on-amo/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/and-heres-philip-roth-on-amo/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:15:10 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/and-heres-philip-roth-on-amo/ And here’s Philip Roth on (among other things) Obama, again from the Times. http://bit.ly/4v0c2Y (Both links via @mathitak)

]]> http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/and-heres-philip-roth-on-amo/feed/ 0 John Irving Interview http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/%e2%80%9ci-am-not-at-all-at-peace-o/ http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/%e2%80%9ci-am-not-at-all-at-peace-o/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:13:59 +0000 Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2009/10/19/%e2%80%9ci-am-not-at-all-at-peace-o/ John Irving interview in the Times UK.  Link.

“I am not at all at peace, or even comfortable, living in the United States,” he writes. “Both as an artist and as a liberal, I would not choose to live in the United States, but I am from here, and I have ties here.

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