J.G. Ballard

Salim pointed out that, while I was in the throes of Coachella, J.G. Ballard died.

I owe a great deal more attention to his body of work than I have given it, but will point out that the nytimes article linked to above does not reference the sugarcubes song which I think is better than the Cronenberg film based on Crash.

In any event, the man's life story and his approach to art, as well as his willingness to push both boundaries and buttons in the name of creativity, is something I have long admired.