Weekly Filet #71: Being Ray Bradbury. And more.
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This week's top recommendation
Good science-fiction is always more about the present than about the future. Ray Bradbury, who died this Tuesday at the age of 91, excelled in the discipline. Paris Review has a long, brilliant interview with Bradbury, that was originally held in the 70s, but never published and then updated shortly before Bradbury's 90th birthday. Even if you don't like his work, I think you'll like this interview. It takes you right into a great mind and it's full of memorable quotes. My favourite: «I have three rules to live by. One, get your work done. If that doesn’t work, shut up and drink your gin. And when all else fails, run like hell!»
→ When Ray Bradbury, The Art of Fiction (The Paris Review)
Further recommendations
The horrible news from Syria just won't stop coming in. Al Jazeera's spotlight on Syria does a good job in helping understand a bit of what can't be understood.
→ Spotlight: Syria (Al Jazeera)
With the football euro about to start, these nice animated videos will get you in the right mood. A short history of all the teams participating in the tournament.
→ Euro 2012 animated histories (The Guardian)
Fascinating images: Beer, wine, coffee and tea under the microscope.
→ Microscopic Beverages (William Legoullon)
It's not for no reason that there's cover in discover. Here's a great way to discover new music: you pick a genre, then go for the covers that promise interesting sound. Just like in ye olde days in the record store.
→ Discoverinator (Bandcamp)
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