#jon methven

[themorningnews]

According to economists, if intelligent life elsewhere wants to kidnap earthlings, there must be a reason—and a business model.

[catapultbooks]

At Salon, Danielle Dutton, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Jon Methven and Karan Mahajan discuss their new books.

(via “My first novel was about celebrity semen trafficking, so I’m not claiming to be a pundit”: 4 authors open up about their new books and careers - Salon.com)

[embracing-the-ineffable]

Our minds need rest, but our minds also need camaraderie and intimacy and whispering. Anxiety and stress seem less intimidating when discussed with a partner while wearing pajamas.

Why We Sleep Together

[davenuesandsuch]

The Swaggers tore into the boxes, snatching and bartering the bounty. Over the years the four had worked out a sophisticated method of currency: An object's worth increased based on how much someone else in the family coveted it. One thing they all agreed on, in spite of their differences, was that when it came down to it they were Americans, and Americans were customers, and the Swaggers intended to do their part.

Jon Methven's Narrative of the ultimate dysfunctional family every other one fears to become, should their nightmarish, cognitively dissonant and yet guiltily pleasurable fantasies be realized. This Is Your Captain Speaking (2012).

[timhettler-blog]

For the hacker group Schadenfreude’s bizarre debut, every cast member and contestant on EGT! (Elderly Got Talent), the geriatric talent contest that was at the time the most-watched show on TV, had been hacked: addresses, phone numbers, bank account transactions, where they shopped and ate meals and vacationed, even emails.

Within weeks, nearly every person on the planet with information online would be hacked, their dirty little secrets available for peers and coworkers and loved ones to browse.

It was a total hack.