You can have too much luxury...
06.03.2026 21:22
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You can have too much luxury...
And there it is, the big manuscript (in Dutch) that one day aspires to become a real book...
Some people deserve this....
Leo knew all along how it would end....
You almost pity the wee guy.
Almost.
You can hear the song, can't you?
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In his new book, the celebrated author explains why we need ‘consciousness hygiene’ to defend ourselves from AI and dopamine-driven algorithms:
www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...
Confronted with all this terrible news, you probably need a cat. And books.
You're welcome.
I have a couple of assistants like that too...
Obsession...
The good kind.
Just got a reply from a (Dutch) publisher whom I proposed two short novels: excellent books, with a dash of humor, really nice -- but he won't publish them because they are the kind of stuff his public will not read.
Speculative fiction/ literary fantasy, that sort of stuff.
As always, Tom Gauld...
You know what this all is...
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One damn good piece of advice...
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Thinking of Angela Carter and her fairy tales...
Maybe pigs do really fly.
Someone posted this somewhere (Facebook actually), but I take no responsibility for it being true...
And so, there he is again....
Antwerp, yesterday evening: presentation of the translation of Juan Gabriel Vasquéz' new book (in De Groene Waterman bookshop).
Started reading right away, and it got me hooked from the first page.
So there we are: he started another war.
And what? He expects a medal for that too?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Doorgaans niet als hun primaire bron van inkomsten.
I'm so very much tired of him...
Not gonna work...
Otis has my sympathy....
Borrowed this one...
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There is, it seems, light at the end of the tunnel...
Or whatever....
Don't complain, or laugh at him. At least he's ready.
Even the dragons are evil.
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This one will be a classic...
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That's how it is done: writing in your car, like Vladimir Nabokov used to do. Cars were much bigger, certainly on the inside, than today.