The Harvard Crimson on last night's Ig Nobel Prize ceremony:
"The theme of the evening was 'The Universe,' a catchword
that had the audience cheering any time it was mentioned
throughout the night. Throughout the ceremony, a mini opera
entitled 'The Intelligent Designer and the Universe'* premiered
in four acts.
The opera’s final line was “This is how the Universe decays
into insanity.”
* An opera "about an insane wealthy man who bequeaths his
fortune to have someone design a beautiful dress for the
universe." —Mark Pratt, Associated Press
In related news…
"Most mysteries begin in confusion and end in certainty;
Pynchon likes to change this trajectory, so that what begins
a mystery ends as pure chaos. (Well aware how frustrating
some readers find this, Pynchon sets up a running gag in
Inherent Vice about a class action suit brought against MGM
by audiences who don't like the way its stories end.)"
— Sarah Churchwell in The Guardian , Sunday, July 26, 2009
