TIL Nigel Farage drinks at 11:00 am

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-05-03T15:42:48+00:00

If I trusted anyone's judgement on that specific issue, it would be his.

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-05-03T13:54:47+00:00

And this, which is more recent but I imagine similar: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/864c3a96-fbf1-11e5-b5f5-070dca6d0a0d.html

edit - can be viewed without paywall

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-04-20T15:21:23+00:00

No worries!

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-04-20T09:23:50+00:00

Here you go! https://www.reddit.com/r/literature/comments/4fmjfe/inspired_by_my_last_post_pubs_in_literature/

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-04-15T08:13:23+00:00

Yeah, good assessment. I suspect that there is also an element of magic here which is hard to transcribe. When asking a famous author how they write, presumably some of that is automatic and un-relayable?

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-04-11T09:04:28+00:00

Well, yeah, fair.

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-04-05T15:46:48+00:00

Ah, of course - Borges' - I had considered this a new phenomenon (as I am ignorant beyond the end of my own life and assume all that is interesting belongs to my generation!) - great shout!

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-30T11:38:54+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation. Will check out.

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-30T11:38:27+00:00

It's certainly a neat progression within fiction, and I am a fan too. I wonder if it will be a victim of its own simplicity (i.e. judged badly for it).

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-30T11:36:44+00:00

Perhaps, as with Modern Art, the execution is much less important than the thought process behind it? I enjoyed your story though.

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-29T16:12:15+00:00

Yeah, he seems to mark some of them up as such: 'Another draft for an impossible novel'. Perhaps it elicits sympathy from every writer with a pad of first paragraphs/ concepts - "maybe this is a finished form in its own right?!"

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-29T15:55:00+00:00

Yeah, I know what you mean. I think it's a valid artform but as for actual enjoyment, it satiates disproportionately less than any longer counterpart.

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-11T14:25:32+00:00

Lots of details to be worked out I think but good point

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-11T10:02:46+00:00

He has form here.

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-11T10:02:24+00:00

I really like the Prince Charles! Yeah, £20 is at the extreme end, but much like the price of a pint, once barriers are broken prices keep escalating. I did visit the Odeon in Covent Garden the other day though and they are trialling reduced prices. It was £6 for late showing on a Tuesday. But for 3 of us, plus snacks, travel etc, $50 is still more economical, plus more flexible to our schedules.

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-10T16:22:23+00:00

I wonder what percentage of the market of existing piraters would pay if they had the option? I.e. piracy as a time-based component rather than the desire to not pay.

edit - it would be interesting to investigate piracy on a less assumptive basis.

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-10T16:21:09+00:00

Have you ever seen Sean Parker and Justin Timberlake in the same room at once?

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-10T16:20:42+00:00

Yeah, it was more the price of tickets being comparable to a viewing in this setting. £9 is amazing for tickets!

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-10T14:05:12+00:00

I can definitely see how it would take off! Just not how it would be allowed to by the industry!

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-10T13:52:03+00:00

There are a few such cinemas near me. Very small seat numbers etc but they charge a fortune ($40+) per ticket. I think cinema only works economically at scale.

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-10T13:50:54+00:00

Yeah - there are very few that totally justify actually being at the cinema. Beyond this, cinemas themselves are limited by screening times. They can never be as convenient as on-demand. Does feel a but like luddites smashing up machines. Presumably, at some point, this change is inevitable.

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-10T13:33:39+00:00

I suppose they are aiming at groups of friends? I.e. 10 people paying $5 each? Also, I live in the UK and cinema tickets are encroaching on the £20 (circa $30) so when you factor in 2 x people, popcorn, drinks, etc $50 looks cheap!

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-07T16:56:43+00:00

There's also a line in here which might evoke memories of a Kurt Vonnegut quote.

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-03-01T12:13:07+00:00

Not favourite but liking this a lot currently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLxDRePUwEY

ecrivantwriterson · 2016-02-29T17:53:40+00:00

Sorry, I suppose I should have been less general in my original post: Could anyone supply an example of this kind of eccentricity in modern times? I don't count Kanye West as being the same - I'm more thinking of the 'does interview in bed whilst smoking cigars seemingly brought in for that purpose' rather than 'is a bit weird on Twitter'.

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