The abbreviated read (1)

A new weekly feature – the highlights of what I’ve been reading and watching on the web…

1. The trailer for Disgrace, an adaptation of J.M. Coetzee’s seminal Booker prize winning novel, starring John Malkovitch.

2. The final moments of the NYU ‘occupation’. Its strange to see activists borrow the language bequeathed them by oppressors, but the lack of irony is a common theme, as you’ll see. Extraordinary to think that it isn’t a parody.

3. The Jewish-Kashmiri dialogue group has finally made it to Facebook. You can join here.

4. The New Yorker is the best magazine out there, period. See why with this brilliant piece on David Foster Wallace.

5. A Dalek found submerged in a pond. If anyone knows where my Dalek is, please let me know.

6. Dabke with Ismail: Reflections on Gaza from the makers of Waltz with Bashir.

7. A rare piece of self-criticism from the good folks at Kabobfest.

8. This piece on ‘writers on writing’ gave me my latest e-mail signature. Drop me a line to find out what it is…

9. The perfect response to Carol Churchill’s play.

10. Marry my daughter. If you’re having problems getting hitched and fancy going the biblical route, this site is for you.