{"id":18704,"date":"2021-11-18T08:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/?p=18704"},"modified":"2021-11-18T08:22:18","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T16:22:18","slug":"kurt-vonnegut-unstuck-in-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/18\/kurt-vonnegut-unstuck-in-time\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In Time&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I was such a happy dad recently when my 12yo Henry (who, being an ADD guy like me, often finds long texts to be a slog) got <em>completely<\/em> engrossed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Slaughterhouse-Five-Ryan-North\/dp\/1684156254\/ref=asc_df_1684156254\/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=509217856928&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=8392806659992244950&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9060440&amp;hvtargid=pla-947861073524&amp;psc=1\">graphic novel version of <em>Slaughterhouse-Five<\/em><\/a> and read it in an evening. Meanwhile his older brother was working his way through <em>Cat&#8217;s Cradle<\/em>\u2014one of my all-time faves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/S5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"570\" height=\"757\" src=\"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/S5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18762\" srcset=\"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/S5.jpg 570w, http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/S5-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I&#8217;m pleased to see the arrival of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/vonnegutdocumentary.com\/\">Unstuck In Time<\/a><\/em>, a new documentary covering Vonnegut&#8217;s life &amp; work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time | Official Trailer\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c0aU77BxdZE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tangentially (natch), this brought to mind the Vonnegut scenes in <em>Back To School<\/em>\u2014where I first heard the phrase &#8220;F <em>me?!<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Back to School - Dangerfield Cusses Out Kurt Vonnegut - (HD) 1986\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pDLzLUmtU3w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, and then there&#8217;s one of my favorite encapsulations of life wisdom\u2014a commencement address wrongly attributed to Vonnegut, and tonally right in his wheelhouse&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baz Luhrmann - Everybody&#039;s Free To Wear Sunscreen\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sTJ7AzBIJoI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was such a happy dad recently when my 12yo Henry (who, being an ADD guy like me, often finds long texts to be a slog) got completely engrossed in the graphic novel version of Slaughterhouse-Five and read it in an evening. 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