Joshua Thorin Messer

• William Shakespeare: Dead. White. Male.
• Ben Jonson: Dead. White. Male.
• Howard Phillips Lovecraft: Dead. White (hoo-boy was he white). Male.
• James Joyce: Dead. White. Male.
• Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany: Dead. White. Male.
• C.S. Lewis: Dead. White. Male.
• J.R.R. Tolkien: Dead. White. Male.
• Henry Miller: Dead. White. Male.
• Phillip K. Dick: Dead. White. Male.
• William Burroughs: Dead. White. Male.
• Douglas Adams: Dead. White. Male.

I’m beginning to sense a trend here. A lot of these guys are Irish. But seriously, Johnny Cash really belongs on this list but I decided to keep it to the literary persuasion. And most of the actors I truly admire are still living (but still white and male), although probably not for a whole lot longer. But here is the kicker:

• Murakami Haruki: Living. Japanese. Male.

What is it that people say about 2 out of 3?