I didn't even realise, because it seemed like such a brilliant line-reading that it had to be on purpose. "… Bob?"

Judging on some of the content of the rest of the book, maybe "what an irresponsible asshole" was the intended reaction

I read it last year (at 22) and I loved it. Sure, the reference points were a bit dated, but I just loved the style and thematics. It's a plea for connection in a detached, ironic world, which I feel is still very relevant (but being set in the early-90s, it doesn't go for the lazy internet-bashing that a similar work…

I felt The Room of the System was his weakest. It feels like an incredibly intelligent young person attempting to re-write The Crying of Lot 49 (with 80s cultural references instead of 60s). It has potential, but never quite realises it. Girl With Curious Hair feel like a course correction and a new beginning.

In the UK the Muppets are shilling for… crumpets. The UK is a weird place.

Well, there are a few where he used electric guitars, like 'Lovecraft in Brooklyn': https://www.youtube.com/wat…

Which is why the line is so (unintentionally) funny

America would be a great starting point for a potential series. You can build the world up from the bottom up and over the course of the story you're introduced to the moral complexities of the whole thing.

Funny thing is, in a way it sneakily was an origin story - for Psi Judge Anderson. It was just subtle about it.

NO INCEST

It needed more time and maybe a few re-writes. It wasn't terrible, but good Lord was it a mess.

Someone said that it makes his Bond theme even more frustrating, because it shows that such a colab could have worked brilliantly…

She's also good as Etta James in Cadillac Records

Confirmed: https://twitter.com/arzE/st…

"He's only mostly dead…"

Shh, he'll hear us. Again.

Depends - some of the songs are deliberately that way. The older, less verbose figures general rap in an outdated style, the more to show how Alex Hamilton is great with words

I feel like 'Once more into the breach, dear friends' doesn't even need changing…

That would be neat neat neat

It wouldn't surprise me, to be honest. 'Strong female public figure is actually a transsexual' is a depressing common line used by detractors (like 'male public figure is actually gay'). Weirdly used even by some folk who wouldn't dare be openly misogynistic or transphobic otherwise.*(In the case of Michelle there…