Okay, we’re doing our best to balance the tragic with the comic (one of the reasons we extended the photo contest). Apologies for the inconsistency…
Because you folks have been sending us some fantastic photos and because we (among several others) await an entry from a certain literary hunk in…
As the great Jimmy Beck has pointed out, the 1970s portion of the Paris Review DNA of Literature series is now alive and active. You’ll…
SFist beat me to the punch on this, but it is my sad duty to report that the incomparable Kepler’s has closed after fifty years…
It’s out, it’s here, and it’s in my hands. Sui generis fantasist China Miéville has a new collection of stories called Looking for Jake out….
A reminder to all: today is the last day to submit your photos for the Naughty Reading Photo Contest. Please send all entries to ed…
Okay, like you, I haven’t been sleeping. This Katrina thing depresses the hell out of me. And yet I am drawn to these horrible events…
Daily Kos performs crazed self-immolation of credibility. Strategic oil reserves opened; economists fear major gas crisis. Some good news in light of lootings and price…
Katrina Checkin: A place to connect people affected by Hurricane Katrina to their loved ones. While Bush continues to remain silent, Texas Governor Rick Perry…
Earlier in the year, Jenny McCarthy, one of the finest anthropologists of our time, sold a book for $1 million called Marriage Laughs. It was…
The Times-Picayune must be commended for their remarkable journalism under the circumstances. Remarkable photos, first-hand accounts and solid information to draw conclusions from. These folks…
Email from rescuer at BoingBoing. CNN says the people at the Superdome, who number between 12,000 and 15,000, could be there for a week. Apparently,…
Goddam. I thought we were going to win this. The latest from WWL: “Efforts to stop the levee break at the 17th Street Canal have…
Closing levee breaches is National Guard’s top priority. A helpful history of hurricane flooding. Katrina is equivalent of Ivan in some parts of Alabama. Inflation…
The big question: is there any confirmation that the water is still rising or have the sandbags dropped in the levee somehow managed to halt…
Great coverage over at Brendan Loy. Many victims left with nothing. Video aerial tour of coastline wiped out is at MSNBC. Hugh Hewitt wants some…
National Guard says there’s 60,000 people in the Superdome. One of the deaths at the Superdome: a person leaping to their death from the upper…
Current efforts to stop flood: Helicopters dropping 3,000-pound sandbags onto one of levees. Dead bodies being tossed to the side. It’s official from Blanco: there…
Big Three automakers allow for deferred car loans. Video link: Mayor describes status of New Orleans. WWL blog now reports that widespread looting is going…
The Times-Picayune issued an all-digital paper today. Hundreds may be dead. Bush to return to Washington. At least three deaths at the Superdome. Looters have…
I didn’t realize that the fantastic Susannah Breslin had moved to New Orleans, but I’m thankful to learn from Xeni Jardin that she’s safe. As…
Apple Computer is preparing to make an important announcement next week. This announcement will be bigger than all other announcements. It is very important that…
Approximate Date: An evening in the Mission in mid-August, 2005 Author: Norman Solomon Condition of Mr. Segundo: Lonely, wistful, about as romantic as Mr. Segundo…