a b Bryant, Andrew (July 16, 2003). "The Dandy Warhols: Welcome to the Monkey House". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 13, 2012. Three singles were released from the album: " We Used to Be Friends" on April 23, 2003, " You Were the Last High" on July 28, and "Plan A" on November 24. [9] "We Used to Be Friends" went on to become the theme music for the popular TV series Veronica Mars and its subsequent film adaptation.

A work of art, it belongs in the adorably perfect short story collections as those by Ray Bradbury and J. G. Ballard: yes, apocalypse; yes, spirituality; yes sci-fi and yes A PROPHET*. Only those writing with an eye to an uncertain yet not wholly unpredictable future (society limits individualism) can be considered amazing if they possess this attribute. I mean, Nostradamus as short story master? C'mon. Yet in all 25 stories, Vonnegut rarely repeats himself (except for gee-whiz! Easter eggs, such as: lo-tech science fiction a-la Eternal Sunshine and notable motifs like the play Death of a Salesman, radio entertainment, jobs, Wyandotte College, the name Sousa ; the first entry is geographical biography, the last one is a futuristic comedy), he is rarely overly sentimental, but always smart, precise, perfect*. The human chess game played in "All the King's Horses" (1953) became the motif of a famous episode of the cult tv show, "The Prisoner" in 1967. Willman, Chris. "Welcome to the Monkey House Review". ew.com (August 22, 2003) . Retrieved July 13, 2012. This collection includes all but one of the twelve stories in Vonnegut's previous short story collection Canary in a Cat House, published in 1961. D.P. - Vonnegut writes children so well, so real. Not at all like Salinger's improbable paragons. A most unusual war story.This I the type of man he was: (he had a very unglamorous way about him). He worked hard --'showing-up' for work. He said: My favorite science fiction short story is VICTORY UNINTENTIONAL by Isaac Asimov. Two other lifetime personal sci-fi short story favorites: SURFACE TENSION by James Blish and MICROCOSMIC GOD by Theodore Sturgeon. (I just now noticed that I have been mispronouncing and misreading the title for more than twenty years; seeing it incorrectly as MICROSCOPIC GOD. Oops.) Kurt Vonnegut, Junior was an American novelist, satirist, and most recently, graphic artist. He was recognized as New York State Author for 2001-2003.

Ultimately, Vonnegut comes down on the side that happiness must be earned and the blissful feelings induced by Euphiophone will leave the person in a miserable state of withdrawal and dissatisfaction when the Euphiophone is not operating. Happiness, though, being earned, is a more valid emotion and will endure. Two of the short stories in Vonnegut’s WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE make me cry every time I read them. The story that speaks most to me in this collection is WHO AM I THIS TIME? Personally, I prefer Vonnegut’s short stories to his novels, which though mildly amusing never really worked for me as entertainment. Miss Temptation" (The Saturday Evening Post, April 21 1956) - 3/5 An actress struts her stuff, but is brought down for no reason she can help.Founds, Kathleen (December 11, 2014). "When Your Favorite Writer Lets You Down". BuzzFeed . Retrieved 2 November 2016.

Some of these stories are fairly well known. "Harrison Bergeron," for example, is a story that gets taught in school occasionally. And it's a great short story; a better defense of individualism than any drivel Ayn Rand ever spewed out. Leeds, Marc (1995): The Vonnegut Encyclopedia. An Authorized Compendium. Westport, London: Greenwood PressAmerican hardcore band Snapcase has a song titled "Harrison Bergeron" on their 1997 album Progression Through Unlearning.