Very similar is Stendhal Syndrome, characterized by a near-psychotic reaction to art or beauty. I've experienced it myself; it's terrifying and awesome at the same time.
BRB, writing 'Don't Email Me, I Won't Email You', about how nobody uses email anymore, opting instead for text messaging and smoke signals. After all, everyone I know has forgotten that dead technology, so it must deserve a spot in the New York Times.
After that, '????????????', about how the English language is so passe. Everyone I know speaks Chinese now. (Yes, the article will be in Chinese. NYT will still publish it, though.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stendhal_syndrome
I can't see Hyperion by Dan Simmons on there, but it's the best science fiction I've ever read.
After that, '????????????', about how the English language is so passe. Everyone I know speaks Chinese now. (Yes, the article will be in Chinese. NYT will still publish it, though.)
http://www.challengeblasphemy.com/