Archive for October, 2008

In a nutshell the Icelandic economic depression could be described thus: nouveau riche assholes trashed the currency playing stockmarket cowboys with immense amounts of borrowed money. The newly privatized banks enjoyed generous credit with foreign loan institutions and became mega-monsters that over-shadowed the government budgetwise. When the shit hit the fan (as tends to... »

Playboy: What kind of life do you think these young people want to lead? AG: Here I can talk only about the life I’d like: more contact with nature; more and more occupation with exploration of subjective consciousness and enlargement of areas of inner and outer sensibility; more participation in rhythmic theater; and... »

Issue 1 is funny. It’s also pretty smart. Most people seem to agree that the book was written by an algorithm, which seems likely, particularly in light of it’s massiveness. The algorithm is smart, the people that made the algorithm are smart, but it’s also smart conceptual poetry. Perhaps you might call it juvenile,... »