«Pat si dimentica le password per poter parlare con i suoi ex-compagni della French 75, si sfonda di canne e alcol e passa la maggior parte del tempo sdraiato sul divano a riguardare film come “La battaglia di Algeri”. Ma non si tira indietro e mette a rischio la sua vita quando, coperto da una lebowskiana vestaglia che non si toglie più, si alza, fugge e corre per salvare sua figlia».

Non è una vera e propria recensione, semmai uno specchio deformante per i tanti Pat Calhoun che ancora esistono

➡️ https://www.strelnik.it/blog/una-battaglia-dopo-laltra/

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Happy Pynchon In Public Day (Thomas Pynchon born 5/8/1937)!

"Fickt nicht mit dem Raketenmensch!"

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For he is a jolly good fellow!
Happy Birthday Mr. Thomas Pynchon!

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Thomas Pynchon on ‚Liberty‘

„Unfortunately, young people,“ recalls the Revd, „the word Liberty, unreflectively sacred to us today, was taken in those Times to encompass even the darkest of Men’s rights,— to injure whomever we might wish,— unto extermination, were it possible,— Free of Royal advice or Proclamation Lines and such. This being, indeed and alas, one of the Liberties our late War was fought to secure.“
Thomas Pynchon
Mason & Dixon, p. 307

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Zettel 2900

Thomas Pynchon: Der Anzug paßte ihm wie Gary Grant, und er schien sich vor nicht einmal einer Stunde rasiert zu haben und trug eine rosafarbene tropische Blume im Knopfloch. Allerdings roch er immer noch wie die hinteren Regale für Herrenkosmetik in einer Drogerie, und sein Haarschnitt stammte von einem Friseur, der offensichtlich gerade dabei war, sich das Rauchen abzugewöhnen. – Vineland

Today in Labor History, January 12, 1904: Herero chief Samuel Maharero launched a surprise uprising against German colonial rule that would ultimately end in the first Genocide of the 20th century. The Herero Uprising, in what is now called Namibia, was initially a success. But Otto Von Bismark sent in reinforcements who subdued the Herero by August 1904. German commander Lothar von Trotha then ordered the execution of all Herero men. In reality they slaughtered everyone they could catch, men, women, and children. So, survivors fled into the desert, where a majority of them died from thirst, starvation, or massacres. Those who survived this were placed in concentration camps, where at least of half of them died from lack of shelter and food, and from slave labor. Overall, up to 80,000 Herero (80% of their pre-war population) and 10,000 Nama (50% of their pre-war population) died in the Genocide. Thomas Pynchon references the Herero genocide in several of his books, including “Gravity’s Rainbow,” and his first novel, “V.” In private letters, he referred to it as a dress rehearsal for the genocides against the Jewish and Roma people during the Nazi era.

German rule ended in Namibia with their defeat in World War I. In 1920, the League of Nations mandated administration of the colony to South Africa. In 1948, South Africa imposed Apartheid on the region. Uprisings and resistance were ongoing until the Southwest African People’s Organization (SWAPO) won independence by defeating South Africa in a war lasting from August 1966 until March 1990. SWAPO was aligned with rebels in Angola and Zambia, also fighting for independence from South Africa. The Soviet Union support the African independence movement. Cuba sent soldiers and doctors to support their cause.

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Gen Xfest and the Better Suit Industrial Complex

I’m still within the gravitational pull of CloudFest 2026 Gen Xfest 2026, which is always a dangerous thing—but not bad for the bavablog post count!

At the same time I’ve been reading [[Shadow Ticket]] by [[Thomas Pynchon]], and somewhere between the booths, the buzzwords, and the frank and beans, the two started bleeding into one another.

Because what I’m seeing  at Gen XFest—and […]

https://bavatuesdays.com/gen-xfest-and-the-better-suit-industrial-complex/

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Thomas Pynchon: “Gravity’s Rainbow”

https://daveydreamnation.com/non-fiction/reviews/thomas-pynchon-gravitys-rainbow/

No lie, a small part of me almost expected an Oscar’s cameo by Thomas Pynchon last night.

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