September 13th, 2009 / 4:11 pm
Snippets
Snippets
Ken Baumann—
Book titles, if they were written today; including:
Then: Walden
Now: Camping with Myself: Two Years in American Tuscany
EDIT: And here are a lot more.
Agreed and then some. Getting ‘foreword’ wrong–ouch.
Agreed and then some. Getting ‘foreword’ wrong–ouch.
I’d love to see submissions for more.
I’d love to see submissions for more.
then: 1984
now: 2016
then: 1984
now: 2016
I think ‘foreward’ is right, right? (or did they fix it from ‘forward’?)
oh, duh. I meant ‘foreword’ and misread. Carry on – good catch!
I think ‘foreward’ is right, right? (or did they fix it from ‘forward’?)
oh, duh. I meant ‘foreword’ and misread. Carry on – good catch!
then: the sun also rises
now: killing spain softly: after one american man speaks plainly and drinks heavily, a bull must die violently
then: the sun also rises
now: killing spain softly: after one american man speaks plainly and drinks heavily, a bull must die violently
Henderson the Rain King = Drink, Pray, Travel: One Man’s Journey to Become a Religious Icon
Catch 22 = The Paradox of War
Catcher in the Rye = Teenage Riot: Holden Caulfield as a Young Man, A Prequel
U.S.A. Trilogy = America (with music by Philip Glass)
All the King’s Men = Who’s the Boss?
Nostromo = Les Nostromo
On the Road = A Space of Time Filled with Moving
A Clockwork Orange = Ultra Violence! A Novel
At Swim Two Birds = Concepts of Fiction or: The Author’s Author, A Meta Experience
The Call of the Wild = A Dog’s Life: The Story of a Yukon Bred Domesticated Dog
Henderson the Rain King = Drink, Pray, Travel: One Man’s Journey to Become a Religious Icon
Catch 22 = The Paradox of War
Catcher in the Rye = Teenage Riot: Holden Caulfield as a Young Man, A Prequel
U.S.A. Trilogy = America (with music by Philip Glass)
All the King’s Men = Who’s the Boss?
Nostromo = Les Nostromo
On the Road = A Space of Time Filled with Moving
A Clockwork Orange = Ultra Violence! A Novel
At Swim Two Birds = Concepts of Fiction or: The Author’s Author, A Meta Experience
The Call of the Wild = A Dog’s Life: The Story of a Yukon Bred Domesticated Dog
hahaha, too true, too true.
hahaha, too true, too true.
Then – The Sheltering Sky
Now – Arabian Fights: Falling Out of Love Under a Foreign Sun
Then – Speedboat
Now – New York Memories: My Life in Anecdotes
Then – The Sheltering Sky
Now – Arabian Fights: Falling Out of Love Under a Foreign Sun
Then – Speedboat
Now – New York Memories: My Life in Anecdotes
Then: Robinson Crusoe
Now: Lost – The Book
Then: A Streetcar Named Desire
Now: The Wrath of Grapes
Then: Ulysses
Now: #Bloomsday – A Twitter novel in 17,500 tweets
Then: Robinson Crusoe
Now: Lost – The Book
Then: A Streetcar Named Desire
Now: The Wrath of Grapes
Then: Ulysses
Now: #Bloomsday – A Twitter novel in 17,500 tweets
then: The Idiot
now: The Retard
then: The Idiot
now: The Retard
then: On The Road
now: Get Your Kicks: Sex, Drugs & Rock and Roll Across America
then: On The Road
now: Get Your Kicks: Sex, Drugs & Rock and Roll Across America
from ken’s updated link:
Then: The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe
Now: Harry Potter and the whatever the fuck
i laughed at that one
from ken’s updated link:
Then: The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe
Now: Harry Potter and the whatever the fuck
i laughed at that one
is it possible to go the other way around?
now to then?
is it possible to go the other way around?
now to then?
now: the adderall diaries
then: the teatime chronicle
now: the adderall diaries
then: the teatime chronicle
I’m trying to figure out a witty way to reference Confessions of an English Opium Eater.
(Sorry… I guess this will have to do.)
I’m trying to figure out a witty way to reference Confessions of an English Opium Eater.
(Sorry… I guess this will have to do.)
now: Shoplifting from American Apparel
then: Shoplifting from Abercrombie and Fitch Back When They Actually Sold Camping Supplies and Guns
now: Shoplifting from American Apparel
then: Shoplifting from Abercrombie and Fitch Back When They Actually Sold Camping Supplies and Guns