Warren Ellis does cranky old bastard better than almost anybody.

And almost always has a great point. Via his Bad Signal mailing list... On art and scifi -

"* And the only people who don't
like a little swagger are those
insecure souls who recoil when they
feel the art they consume is cooler
than they are. Which is a shame,
but the great project of art is not
to create a nice zoo for people who
are afraid of artists who can think.

* Besides, those people can always
go and watch DIAGNOSIS; MURDER."