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In the intro essay to High Rise it says that J G Ballard predicted social media in a 1977 essay for Vogue. Here it is pic.twitter.com/EJm75E4A9r

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Shapes of things to come: rising speculative fiction talent

The best young novelists – from SF's universe | Books | guardian.co.uk: 

Granta's lists of 20 novelists under 40 – American, Spanish-language, Brazilian and most famously the British contingent – being renewed for 2013 this week – have become an institution in literary fiction. SF has no direct equivalent, but if it did, who might be on it?

Sadly, I have no idea. I've spent the last few years barely able to set aside time to read anything but the newest Kim Stanley Robinson novel, so I've ready exactly none of the authors on this list. If things change this year ... fingers crossed ... and I'm able to carve out some time to actually get through a few novels without cramping my internet reading, this is the list from which I'll likely be picking. (When google shuts down Reader for good, unless I grow more fond of feedly or some other alternative, I'm going to find myself going offline more often and back to proper reading.)

So who's the next KSR? The next China Miéville? Not that we need copycats, I mean the next author who's going to think big and write novels that we'll call sci-fi but are as literate as any of the posher genre?

Recognize this nascent genius?

#FF @mmfa Because Rush is too creepy to actually listen to ... #TCOT

Limbaugh reading some J.G. Ballard these days?

Rush Limbaugh is talking about anal exams again, this time how he wants to give one to a Prius with his front bumper: http://t.co/lqLuivgUFri Apr 27 19:01:35 via webMedia Matters
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From Crash:

Whatever revs y'r engine.

She had no idea what turned him on until after turning the key ...

£320,000 3BR fixer-upper in nice neighborhood, former home of literary genius.

For sale: futurologist JG Ballard's old home. In need of modernisation - News, Books - The Independent: 

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There is no 'for sale' sign outside the house, which a neighbour said had been empty since Mr Ballard's death. Asked whether she felt the property would attract more interest because of its famous occupant, the neighbour rather pessimistically replied: 'I doubt many people will know who he is.'