Eminem (was: Influenced by GR?)

[jbor]

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>From: one million billionth of a millisecond on a sunday morning

>>> Pynchon is not typically a poor man's entertainment. Trust me. Any
>>> exceptions would be welcomed.
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>>Students?
>
> I was going to offer this one but it's not so great. Students are
> pretty much by definition poor. I think most of the students who
> read Pynchon end up with money, once they leave college.

They are indeed often poor and they're not yet caught up in The ubiquitous
and iniquitous System with all the psychological and socio-economic
blackmail that goes along with it, so perhaps they *are* ripe for Pynchon.
And not just your post-compulsory subsidised crowd either, though I note
that Santa Clara college does have that 'Luddite' essay at the top of its
Media and I.T. course reading list. Wasn't there a high school teacher
asking for program materials to teach *Lot 49* here recently? And 'TSI'
would make a great addition to a mid-teen syllabus too I think.

But, of course, if it's just "entertainment" y'all be a-wantin' then perhaps
Harry Potter *is* the go.

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