Amongst all the noise coming out of America today, none of the news networks appear to be reporting the sad loss of one of the greatest writers of our time - Michael Crichton. This is a huge loss to those of us who like books you can actually read. Fuck those who pretend to occupy the literary high-ground. Crichton was a master of the plot device - I don't think any of my airplane trips or beach sabbaticals would have been half as much fun without him. He'll be missed in this house.
Bummer.
