Language Archives - Tim Lepczyk

Embassytown by China Miéville

As a concept, I like Embassytown. As a novel, I found it disappointing.

December 2, 2016

End of content

No more pages to load

I’m a technologist, librarian, writer, and father currently working in the Archives of WGBH Educational Foundation.

(9/21/2023)

Each fall the coats on the hooks get a little longer.
(9/15/2023)

Hurricane Lee is coming up the coast. Rain, wind, and flooding in Boston?
(8/22/2023)

Tesla Syndrome and Enshittification seem to be two articles in conversation with each other.
(8/18/2023)

Rainy and the kids are away with their grandparents.
(7/20/2023)

We’re in Maine and falling in love with Rangely.
(7/3/2023)

Will we get our passports in time?
(6/30/2023)

Will we get our passports in time for our trip?

I’m nervous.
(6/28/2023)

Sifting through Truman Capote’s notebooks for new insights into the creation of In Cold Blood.
(6/26/2023)

Are there any e-ink tablets that do just ebooks, notes/drawing and music? That would be great for my kids.
(6/21/2023)

The World’s Digital Memory is at Risk, “much data loss today occurs in ways that are deeply unjust and that have monumental implications for both culture and politics.”