Tag Archives: In Praise of Copying

A Few More Reviews of In Praise of Copying

Posted on April 19, 2011 by marcus3001

A busy time of the year for me, but I have a backlog of posts re. copying that I’m working on. In the meantime, here are few interesting recent reviews of In Praise of Copying.  First off Amy Ione in … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Copying Reviewed in PopMatters and Taipei Times

Posted on January 17, 2011 by marcus3001

James Williams just wrote a nice review of In Praise of Copying for PopMatters … and there’s another interesting piece about the book in the Taipei Times.

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On WFMU with DJ /rupture, Monday Dec. 27th

Posted on December 24, 2010 by marcus3001

I’ll be talking with DJ /rupture a.k.a. Jace Clayton next Monday, December 27th on his WFMU show, from 6-8 p.m.  Jace is one of the finest DJs on this planet or any other, and one of the deepest thinkers about … Continue reading →

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Copycats on CBC radio, Saturday Nov. 27

Posted on November 26, 2010 by marcus3001

Sook-Yin Lee took a stroll with me through Chinatown to discuss copying for her radio show DNTO, which airs this Saturday, November 27, 2 p.m., on CBC Radio 1. You can listen to the podcast here.  We did a whole … Continue reading →

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The New Yorker, National Post, Chronicle and Erik Davis on In Praise of Copying

Posted on October 16, 2010 by marcus3001

Several thoughtful early responses to In Praise of Copying…. The first is an excellent blog post by Jenny Hendrix for The New Yorker concerning my Borgesian Brooklyn book launch and how to handle the universality of copying, in the bookstore … Continue reading →

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Uploading My Book to AAAAARG.ORG

Posted on October 15, 2010 by marcus3001

I am uploading my new book onto the internet. Yes, I am.  The book is not yet on the shelves, not yet touched by the mild boredom of commodification … OK, I’m copying again, from the introductory lines of Walter … Continue reading →

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PDF of In Praise of Copying available from Harvard website now!

Posted on October 6, 2010 by marcus3001

You can now download the entire text of In Praise of Copying from the Harvard website. There’s a Creative Commons license attached but otherwise it’s free. I’ll post some thoughts on this in the next few days …

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Toronto Launch of In Praise of Copying w. John Giorno, October 12

Posted on October 5, 2010 by marcus3001

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010, 8 p.m. This Is Not A Reading Series presents: Marcus Boon and John Giorno in a creative performance and dialogue at The Annex Live, 296 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto. $5 cover charge. For the Toronto launch of … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Copying for Dummies ….

Posted on September 17, 2010 by marcus3001

This cartoon just about sums it up …. thanx to Rob Cruickshank for pointing it out!

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In Praise of Copying: A Borgesian Book Launch, Brooklyn, NY, Oct. 1

Posted on September 14, 2010 by marcus3001

“Every man should be capable of all ideas, and I believe that in the future he will be.”   — Jorge Luis Borges, “Pierre Menard”. In Praise of Copying, Marcus Boon’s new book  from Harvard U.P. makes the bold  claim that … Continue reading →

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