Slog - Comments on Zadie Smith on Failing http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/zadie_smith_on_failing In October, Zadie Smith gave a lecture that was the best thing I saw at The New Yorker festival. Didn't write about her lecture very well in that piece, because when you hear a lecture, you hear it and, well, then it's over, you can't revisit the parts you liked or want to think about some more and you certainly can't recreate it. Well, the lecture has been published as an essay in the Guardian, and while this published version of the lecture doesn't have the benefit of (1) her accent, (2) the off-topic photos of movie stars she flashed... Copyright 2008 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:12:17 -0800 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:11:54 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Andrew Since I am not well versed on the subject I will simply just read and learn. But the comment to Julia: I would ask what are we supposed to to to Christopher who is apparently a hack? I really am quite clueless as to what to do with a hack. Someone please explain that to me before I head up to Cap Hill today?

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/zadie_smith_on_failing#c592632 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/zadie_smith_on_failing#c592632 Arts Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:59:37 -0800 Comment by David Sucher " In most areas of human endeavour we are not shy of making these connections between personality and capacity."

Oh really? Some examples, please, as I don't think that such a claim is even remotelt defensible.

]]> David Sucher http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/zadie_smith_on_failing#c592654 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/01/zadie_smith_on_failing#c592654 Arts Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:11:54 -0800