We’ve linked to infographics about the life cycle of translated books, but that doesn’t cover the difficulties inherent in translation itself. The New Yorker‘s latest Out Loud podcast tackles this subject as Adam Gopnik talks with Ann Goldstein and Sasha Weiss about priorities in translation and how we identify with the languages we use.
What Doesn’t Translate
Only A Bit, Though
Fun fact: your e-reader gets heavier with each new book you add.
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Professor Gaiman
Comic book creator, novelist, screenwriter, journalist, lyricist — is there anything Neil Gaiman hasn't done? He can add professor to his already impressive resume soon. Gaiman will be joining the Bard College faculty and teaching an advanced fantasy fiction workshop in the 2014 spring semester. Also, he recently spoke to NPR about Sandman.
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Original Sin Malfunction
There are a lot of nipples on the New Yorker's website, right now.
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The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
Google is set to release a set of computerized glasses later this year. The glasses will come equipped with a camera that captures what you see, a projector that reflects data onto a screen between the lenses and your eyes, and a sensor that tracks the movement of your eyes which will in be the method for navigating the device. Basically, we're all about to become Steve Mann, though according to the Toronto Star the world's first cyborg has yet to offer any comment.
Eating with Proust
“In fact, the lack of action in the food memoir can be compensated with narrative and theme.” Angshuman Das writes on the food memoir at Ploughshares. Pair with a piece from our own Hannah Gersen on Proust’s Habit and the gluten-free diet.
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