Slog - Comments on The Sun is Shining, The Leaves on the Trees are Budding,

Slog - Comments on The Sun is Shining, The Leaves on the Trees are Budding, http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_sun_is_shining_the_leaves_on_the_tre ...it's clearly time to think about death in general and, in particular, Charles Mudede's lovely books lead from this issue, about David Shields' new book, The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead. This is a book review, and a very good one: If there is a leading theme in Shields's work, it is exposure in a world where there is nothing left but humans, their bodies, fears, families. Not even the religion of literature offers us protection from the elements of reality. This is why Shields's language is so clear, so transparent. Everything from the... Copyright 2008 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:24:24 -0800 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:52:20 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle Well, yeah, we extended life but not what happens to you.

On the other hand, reduced heart risk means less dementia and other related things ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_sun_is_shining_the_leaves_on_the_tre#c945814 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_sun_is_shining_the_leaves_on_the_tre#c945814 Books Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:15:47 -0800 Comment by chicagogaydude Author and Mudede need a good hug, stat.

]]> chicagogaydude http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_sun_is_shining_the_leaves_on_the_tre#c945882 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/the_sun_is_shining_the_leaves_on_the_tre#c945882 Books Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:52:20 -0800