Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Benedict Cumberbatch Reads Kurt Vonnegut's Letter to 2088

In 1988, the great American novelist Kurt Vonnegut wrote a letter to the people of the future. Benedict Cumberbatch read this remarkably precient letter at Letters Live at London's Royal Albert Hall on 12th December 2024.

Comments

Here's his letter:

"Ladies & Gentlemen of A.D. 2088:"

mahb.stanford.edu

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-15 05:35 PM

Nature is horribly impactful.

Humans are impactfully horrible.

The misuse is intentional.

#2 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-01-18 02:20 PM

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