Seeing Eye to Eye by William T. Vollman, my favorite writer, for Bookforum’s print issue. In Which George Bush Enters History by David Warsh at Economic Principals. Ten Greenest Buildings in the World over at Easy Ways to Go Green. The Wrestler: The Redemption of Mickey Rourke by Eli S. Evans over at The Fanzine. “Break it Down” by Lydia Davis as read by actor Matt Malloy from an episode (Episode #88: Numbers) of This American Life, available in podcast form for download. This is an excerpted short story from Lydia Davis’s book titled, Break It Down, available for purchase through this link. The Islamic Republic of Lashes in the New Yorker by George Packer. This Won’t Hurt a Bit by Jonathan Cohn, about health care reform for dummies in The New Republic online.
February 9, 2009
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Matty, this is an interesting list. It is good for people to share their reading list cause others really can be awoken to something different. The Bush book seems interesting although I lived through is administration and are familiar with their policies, especially economic. And “This Won’t Hurt a Bit,” seems interesting as well about the health care reform.
I wonder, have you seen “Sicko”, that documentary by Michael Moore. If so, what where your thoughts there?
Comment by Freddie Taylor — February 19, 2009 @ 7:46 am
Freddie — I have seen Sicko. I thought the underlying message was interesting and definitely worth thinking about, I just ended up feeling like, when the film was over, that somebody other than Michael Moore had done it. He’s guilty of a lot of grandstanding and weird ego-centric showmanship that rubs me the wrong way, and seems to me to devalue his message a bit, which is unfortunate. I also think, how much can a person fault the health care system when the first part of health is the part we have control over? Michael Moore has historically always been overweight, which leads to all sorts of health issues. So to me, his message would have been infinitely stronger and more credible if he was a beacon of someone who was doing everything in their power to be/stay healthy. I’d probably go to another country if I ever had a kid, though. It’s in the back of my mind. I’d like to leave eventually. Maybe the next four-eight years will spell drastic overhauling for the health care system in this country? We’ll see…. What do you think about that? What would you change?
Comment by Matty — February 19, 2009 @ 9:29 am