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Hero № 13: Stephen Colbert

Hero № 7: Fyodor Dostoevsky

Wiki Bio:  Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (Russian: Фёдор Миха́йлович Достое́вский; 11 November 1821 – 9 February 1881) was a Russian writer of novels, short stories, and essays. Dostoevsky’s literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual context of 19th-century Russian society. A Slavophile, nationalist, and monarchist, he criticised the bourgeois, pre-materialist West and nihilism in many of his works. His best remembered work was done in his last years, including such masterpieces as Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov.

Accolades:

—considered one of the greatest and most prominent psychologists in world literature

—notable fans: Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Ernest Hemingway

—a minor planet was named after him: “3453 Dostoevsky”

Best Work:

Best Words:

You have to be all too basely in love with yourself to write about yourself without shame. My only excuse is that I’m not writing for the same reason everyone else writes, that is, for the sake of the reader’s praises.

Hero № 6: Sarah Silverman

Hero № 1: Thom Yorke

Wiki Bio: Thomas “Thom” Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968) is an English musician and singer-songwriter who is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the rock band Radiohead. He mainly plays guitar and piano, but has also played drums and bass guitar (notably during the Kid A and Amnesiac sessions). In July 2006, he released his debut solo album, The Eraser.

Accolades (solo and with band):

—three-time Grammy award winner, 19-time nominee

—eight-time Brit Award nominee

—three time Mercury Music Award nominee

Best Work:

Video Interview:

Live Performance:

Best Laugh:

Best Words:

I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.

Last Twenty Days

Since I only have twenty more days of instruction left in the first year of my college education and because I’ve exactly twenty personal heroes (who in some way or another helped got me through these three quarters at school with more grace than otherwise), I have decided to dedicate each remaining weekday to one of my personal heroes, starting with my greatest hero (Thom Yorke) and finishing with my finest hero (James Joyce). Those who are unfamiliar with my heroes (I have quite a long list of them, I’m afraid), indulge yourself with this schedule:

14 May—Thom Yorke
15 May—Steve Carell
16 May—John Steinbeck
17 May—Bill Maher
18 May—Tom Waits
21 May—Sarah Silverman
22 May—Fyodor Dostoevsky
23 May—Walt Disney
24 May—William Faulkner
25 May—Amy Goodman
28 May—Ricky Gervais
29 May—Jerry Seinfeld
30 May—Stephen Colbert
31 May—Rainn Wilson
1 June—Will Ferrell
4 June—George Carlin
5 June—J. K. Rowling
6 June—George R. R. Martin
7 June—Kristen Wiig
8 June—James Joyce

As for what “dedicate a post” means, each post will feature a few aspects about the person: a photoset, a bio, a list of that person’s best work, an interview, his or her best laugh if possible (my favorite), and more (or less), depending on what’s available. This is more of a fun, weird exercise for my own benefit than anything else, but perhaps followers can achieve some enjoyment out of these posts, too. They’ll be posted at 10 AM every weekday on those dates. Keep your eye out?

In similar “po i nt/l ess_sp ace.” news, Friday (yesterday) was my last “Daily Vocabulary Daily” post. No more.

some of my heroes…