I haven’t yet had a chance to write an account of the “Postirony in Theory and Fiction” special session I co-organized for MLA ‘06. Since I know you’re all very busy people, I’ll be brief: the special session was very successful.
The papers, all of which had very different takes on postirony, were quite [...]

Today, Julie and I decided to have lunch at a new “gourmet hamburger” joint on College Avenue in Palo Alto called “The Counter.” When we entered The Counter a chipper and well-groomed girl welcomed us, showed us to our seat, and asked “Have you been to the counter before?” When we said no, [...]