My biggest superhero of writing is Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentine fabulist. He's an amazingly perceptive writer, but also willing to make a joke. John Hodgman amazinglyargentinebig Change image and share on social
When I listen to music - I don't particularly do it for fun all that much. It's not a big part of my life, and I'm not really on top of what's happening in the world of music in the way I was when I was a teenager. John Hodgman bigfunhappen share on social
Comics have a problem, and that is continuity - the obsession with placing the characters in an existing world, where every event is marked in canon. You're supposed to believe that these weepy star boys of now are the same gung-ho super teens fighting space monsters in the '60s, and they've only aged perhaps five years. John Hodgman 60sageboy share on social
I actually own a copy of my own book; that's how dedicated I am as an author. John Hodgman authorbookcopy Change image and share on social
While I understand that all things must come to an end, whether it's a television advertisement or one's life or the world itself, it doesn't make it any easier to deal with. John Hodgman advertisementdealeasy Change image and share on social
The few people who ask to have their photographs with me, I almost always say yes, except for a few circumstances, like when my family is around. John Hodgman circumstancefamilypeople Change image and share on social
I do not think that a museum needs to engage with pop culture in order to make itself interesting to museumgoers. Museums are already interesting and engaging with pop culture for its own sake is just a quick way to seem and become dated. John Hodgman culturedateengage share on social
Creating fake facts does require a measure of haphazard research, insofar as they need to not just be possible, but also interesting. John Hodgman createfactfake Change image and share on social