Vonnegut. Fuck.

[wolven7]

The Changelings - [Flowers Cover Your Eyes]--- 'Kurt Vonnegut, whose dark comic talent and urgent moral vision in novels like “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “Cat’s Cradle” and “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater” caught the temper of his times and the imagination of a generation, died Wednesday night in Manhattan. He was 84 and had homes in Manhattan and in Sagaponack on Long Island.'

Hm. Thanks, winamp.

{I would usually take umbrage at the phrase "Some critics said he had invented a new literary type, infusing the science-fiction form with humor and moral relevance and elevating it to serious literature," but that seems really fucking petty, right now...

Covenant - [Brave New World]--- Damn.}

Comments

[bluesummers.livejournal.com]

(The Times has a little bit of a reputation for somewhat-backhanded obituaries. Did you ever read Derrida's?)

[wolven.livejournal.com]

No, I missed it...

[bluesummers.livejournal.com]

It falls somewhere between nationalism, dismissing criticism of his ideas, and character assassination.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Damn. Just... Damn.

[rubberdux.livejournal.com]

"some," indeed! The Times, once again taking another pointed opportunity to prove themselves as detached, bemused and too clever by half. It's downright crass/shallow and shows no real heart/passion, if you think about it. Vonnegut is important enough to write about ("see, how clever we are!"), but not to truly mourn or for them to drop their self-serving crap.

Vonnegut would probably expect no less, and would in all likely-hood, laugh his butt off;)

The Derrida obit came off as more of a dull term paper or criticism decrying decontructionism. It was hardly the platform... terribly opportunistic, a ludicrous attempt at a last word, self-serving, officious and downright petty. Even more outrageous was the title, "Jaques Derrida, Abstruse Theorist, Dies at 74." It seemed to scream, "Hey, Ma!!! Ain't I smart?"

If you expect The Times to constantly show their asses, it's kind of funny. I think they suffer from some form of social autism.
http://www.valt.helsinki.fi/staff/schwoch/Intellectual/Derrida_obit_NYT_Oct_04.pdf

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Some times, it's just... Too clever by half, indeed.

Also, "elevating it to serious literature," irks, as well... But...

So it goes.

[rubberdux.livejournal.com]

and so it goes;)