Fahrenheit 451: a book that has sold millions of copies, endured for half a century and seems as relevant today as it must have during the Cold War and the era of McCarthy. A red-hot classic. Or at least, so most people say. But what do you think?
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Our goal is to showcase great menus from around the world. They can be old, they can be new. They surely have to be great. In each showcased menu the ideal structure to the post is to show one or more photos of the menu as it exists in real life along with “flat”, digital versions so that we can all take in the typography and layout details.
“For Rohinton Mistry I would make the most amazing new drink I have just discovered: an ice-cold salty lassi with toasted cumin, cilantro, and hot chile and whole milk yoghurt; served on crushed ice. Unbelievably refreshing!”
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Customer: Do you have any old Elvis CDs?
Me: No, we don’t sell music, sorry. We might have a book on Elvis, though.
Customer: Would any of those come with a life size cut out of him?
Me: I doubt it, no.
Full of vitality and humour, she seems to contradict her black, Gothic artwork. Hale’s worked with black since her first charcoal sketches. Much of the furniture in her house is black, and even in the 1950s she was wearing black gowns to dances. Working with black pleases her. Gallons of black paint sit in her kitchen.
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“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed into a giant insect. Not literally, obviously. He was playing an MMORPG and this was his avatar.”
“There is some kind of philosophical, social or political aspect to it, but it’s not like being preached at - I hope not, anyway. It’s for each person to come away with it with their own reactions intact. It’s not missionary work in that sense. I’m not seeking to convert people.”
-interview by Mike Landry/Telegraph Journal
Twenty of Canada’s most influential historical figures, 18 of Canada’s most brilliant contemporary writers. Penguin Canada’s Extraordinary Canadians series concludes with three brilliant additions: Giller Prize winner Vincent Lam on Tommy Douglas, Charles Taylor Prize winner Charles Foran on Maurice Richard, and La Presse chief editorial writer André Pratte on Wilfrid Laurier.
