Mickey Z
Cool Observer
Monday, January 08, 2007
Writing the American Dream
I read Mike Palecek’s latest novel, The American Dream, as I traveled to visit my family. The experience of enduring both airport security (sic) and the sanitized airplane environment served an appropriately eerie backdrop for a book like this. No more than a few degrees from what currently passes for reality, The American Dream is a societal vision that hits too close to home(land) to be called a futuristic satire. Channeling both Orwell and Bill Hicks (with perhaps a touch of Chuck Palahniuk), Palecek has created more than a powerful and engaging novel; he has let loose a global wake-up call.
Read my interview with Palecek here
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How did Saddam end up like this?
I found this video at Hawk’s excellent blog.
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