Interview on The Simpsons

January 8, 2010

In celebration of The Simpsons reaching 450 episodes, KCBS had a feature on the show this morning, where I was invited to speak along with Paul Cantor, Professor of English at University of Virginia. By the way — be sure to check out this Sunday’s The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice hosted [...]

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It All Changed in an Instant: More Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure

December 22, 2009

Exciting news -  my six-word memoir will be included in the newest Six-Word Memoir book. What an honor! Legend has it that Earnest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story using six words. His response: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Eh. But, from this a fascinating book concept was born, inviting readers to [...]

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Alice in Wonderland & Philosophy: Coming Soon!

December 7, 2009

The book’s set to be released next month, in time for the exciting new Alice in Wonderland movie coming out on March 5, 2010. Mark your calendars! Who isn’t at least a little curious to see what a Tim Burton-version of Alice in Wonderland is going to look like? Here’s the trailer for a sneak [...]

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The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History

October 30, 2009

I hear there’s mention of a certain UC Berkeley-based Simpsons class in here. I’ll have to check it out.  (I hope I had something interesting to say in there!). [Fun Trivia Update] While we’re on that subject, here’s the “12 college courses we wish our schools had offered” list from the always-interesting mental_floss magazine. I really [...]

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Hello Oxford!

September 24, 2009

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Authors@Google: Heroes & Philosophy

September 6, 2009

This talk was given at Google in Mountain View, CA on August 28. Is that really what I look like and sound like? Well, anyways — some of the things that I discuss are: what is it specifically that makes “Heroes” philosophically interesting? What can we learn from a book about “Heroes” and philosophy? How [...]

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Under Construction

August 9, 2009

Hello Internet! Please excuse the apparent lack of activity while I figure out what to post and how. Share and Enjoy:

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