http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/04/the-dimensions-of-hell/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sat, 26 May 2012 10:58:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/04/the-dimensions-of-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-53176 paul Wed, 08 Dec 2004 21:09:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2606#comment-53176 The first verse of "The Sprawl" is a pastiche of lines from Denis Johnson's <i>The Stars at Noon</i>, an excellent if occasionally bewildering mid-'80s novel set in Central America. Nicaragua in 1984 is the narrator's idea of hell. The first verse of “The Sprawl” is a pastiche of lines from Denis Johnson’s The Stars at Noon, an excellent if occasionally bewildering mid-’80s novel set in Central America. Nicaragua in 1984 is the narrator’s idea of hell.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/04/the-dimensions-of-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-53175 Anderson Mon, 06 Dec 2004 23:23:51 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2606#comment-53175 Obligatory alt-pop reference: "I wanted to know the exact dimensions of hell." Sonic Youth (Kim Gordon, vocal) "The Sprawl" <em>Daydream Nation</em> Maybe Galileo's where she got this? It always sounded like Rimbaud to me, but couldn't find it there ... Obligatory alt-pop reference: “I wanted to know the exact dimensions of hell.” Sonic Youth (Kim Gordon, vocal) “The Sprawl” Daydream Nation Maybe Galileo’s where she got this? It always sounded like Rimbaud to me, but couldn’t find it there …

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/04/the-dimensions-of-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-53174 cloquet Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:43:20 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2606#comment-53174 Still, that sounds like an interesting book. Oddly enough, the weight of a soul was the subject of a trailer I saw last night for an upcoming movie. Still, that sounds like an interesting book. Oddly enough, the weight of a soul was the subject of a trailer I saw last night for an upcoming movie.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/12/04/the-dimensions-of-hell/comment-page-1/#comment-53173 cloquet Sun, 05 Dec 2004 22:35:58 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2606#comment-53173 Well, Iraq and Afghanistan are not too far from Jerusalem, and our soldiers stationed there might possibly think they are in hell. So you are not giving near enough credit to Galileo for coming up with the right answer, or near enough credit to the Pope for having the ingenuity to ask the question. Well, Iraq and Afghanistan are not too far from Jerusalem, and our soldiers stationed there might possibly think they are in hell. So you are not giving near enough credit to Galileo for coming up with the right answer, or near enough credit to the Pope for having the ingenuity to ask the question.

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