My personal interests include the following, in no particular order.
 | Literature: My taste in literature is shamelessly haphazard and eclectic, ranging from the erudite (Sir Thomas Browne, the early Beckett), to the vulgar (the mystery thrillers of Donald Westlake), and touching a variety of points in-between. I've a particular weakness for good speculative fiction - favourite authors include Gene Wolfe, John Crowley and China Mieville. |
| Music: See above, under eclecticism. Includes, but is not limited to weird electronic experimentalism (Amon Tobin), psychedelic pop (the Boo Radleys), minimalist folk (Cat Power), down-home murder ballads (the Handsome Family, Johnny Cash). |
| Blogging: I write about the above, and other matters of interest and obsession, in Crooked Timber, a group weblog that I maintain with my sister and various others (mostly other academics). It covers political theory, philosophy, political and cultural commentary and whatever else occurs to us. We get about 10,000 unique visitors to the site every day. |