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The Mobiest of Dicks

I know that title doesn’t sound right…or does it.

Thanks to a tweet by Jimmy Stamp that was retweeted by Alexis Madrigal, I found this delightful post by Robin Sloan entitled “The Moby Dick Variations” that speculates about what it means to be a novel as a unique work of art. In the post, Sloan investigates how a novel can vary and still maintain its identity. The post instantly connected to two divergent thoughts in my brain. Continue reading “The Mobiest of Dicks”

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Josh WittenPosted on 21 July 201418 July 2014Categories Follies of the Human Condition, The Art of ScienceTags Alexis Madrigal, Haisam Hussein, Herman Melville, Jimmy Stamp, leviathan, Linkonomicon, Moby Dick, Mocha Dick, Robin SloanLeave a comment on The Mobiest of Dicks

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