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A Brief History of Time
by Stephen Hawking
by Stephen Hawking
I'm just using this space here to direct your attention to the following amusing project
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/books...
Essentially, as you may know, Christian Marclay assembled a 24 hour film out of clips from zillions of movies. Each clip features the TIME on a clock or watch or in the dialogue, and of course it's all in order, and the film runs continuously, so if you start watching it at 4.17 there you will see a clip where it's 4.17 in some Jimmy cagney movie from 1936... etc etc...
Anyway, the nutters at the Guardian thought they might be able to do a literary equivalent - they'll need everyone's help... so if you've read a time reference in a novel just recently, send it in to them!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/books...
Essentially, as you may know, Christian Marclay assembled a 24 hour film out of clips from zillions of movies. Each clip features the TIME on a clock or watch or in the dialogue, and of course it's all in order, and the film runs continuously, so if you start watching it at 4.17 there you will see a clip where it's 4.17 in some Jimmy cagney movie from 1936... etc etc...
Anyway, the nutters at the Guardian thought they might be able to do a literary equivalent - they'll need everyone's help... so if you've read a time reference in a novel just recently, send it in to them!
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There was a young fellow named Tate
Who dined with his girl at 8.08
But I'd hate to relate
What that fellow named Tate
And his tête-à-tête ate at 8.08.