Common knowledge (lite)
Are cultural reference points once provided by books and films (complex narratives consumed in one sitting) being replaced by referenceContinue Reading
Month: February 2007
Nothing lost in translation
I’m back from three days of dancing at the Saratoga Dance Flurry in a very good mood. That’s what lotsContinue Reading
Up in the air
Many years ago, I trained and managed fundraising volunteers for United Way. This contract work ran on an annual (campaign)Continue Reading
Our bad
Book editor and reviewer Pat Holt is blunt about the “10 mistakes writers don’t see (but can easily fix whenContinue Reading
Another grand master
One of the most magical and powerful forms of writing is songwriting; that may be why so many contemporary fictionContinue Reading
It’s be-good-to-your-Mac month
My colleagues at TidBITS and Take Control Ebooks have designated February as the “Month of Apple Sales.” They’re bundling someContinue Reading
Molly Ivins – Give ’em hell up there
I hope they’re laughing in heaven, because we’re crying down here. Texas’ journalistic tornado, Molly Ivins, is dead of cancerContinue Reading
