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Mark Dery: I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts

• #240: M. Dery (mark-dery) Wed 23 May 12 10:54 May 23, 2012
  (fom), dear, one *does* have to earn one's daily crust. [Read entire topic] […]
• #239: (fom) Wed 23 May 12 10:45 May 23, 2012
  Be sure to check back here for a while in case there are more questions, etc. [Read entire topic] […]
• #238: M. Dery (mark-dery) Wed 23 May 12 10:39 May 23, 2012
  (dlwilson): "Ethno-ichthyology of the Hong Kong boat people." Wasn't that an indie band in the '80s? No, that was Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Anyway, thanks. I can't agree that the autobiographical essays are necessarily superior to the purely cultural-critical ones, but I'm pleased to hear something in the book repaid your time […]
• #237: M. Dery (mark-dery) Wed 23 May 12 10:36 May 23, 2012
  (wickett): And I appreciate your saying so. I haven't the faintest interest in changing Jamie Dimon's mind, or even in upsetting his digestion. If that condemns me to the purgatory of the Cult Author, well, I've made my not-terribly-troubled peace with that. We get the readers we deserve; I'd rather stake my claim to a niche market of ove […]
• #236: David Wilson (dlwilson) Wed 23 May 12 09:51 May 23, 2012
  Thanks Mark. I left academia after attending an anthropology convention and listening to a lecture on the ethno-ichthyology of the Hong Kong boat people. I was more interested in experiencing new worlds without falling into too many pigeon-holes. The images from B-movies and popular music are more to my taste. Your strongest essays are the ones where you ref […]