i just finished reading an amazing book by the editor of adbusters magazine, kalle lasn: "culture jam: how to reverse reverse america's suicidal consumer binge and why we must". his work has influenced currently i am reading "the master and the magarita" by mikhail bulgakov. it's a really interesting philosophical novel, translated from russian. it follows the story of this absurd trio: a professor, his assistant, and a cat that talks, wears clothes, and stands on its hind legs. the trio is clearly not from this world. the book takes place in moscow at