Dogs were barking, guests were parking and my wedding was about to start Dogs were barking, monkeys clapping Then I got up on table and…
Forgive me if it’s been sucking here this week. But now you know why. Lots of podcasts to come. Incidentally, for those who have written…
This Monday, a number of smart and fantastic women (including Meghan Daum, Heather Juergensen, Erin Ergenbright, Michelle Richmond, Samina Ali, Kimberly Askew, Carla Kihlstedt, Flor…
I can’t tell you which book I loathed more: the one that was 342 pages or the one that was 368 pages. 368 pages were,…
Plagiarism has found a slimy new instigator in the form of a ten year old Dutch girl. This evil little urchin, whose four ventricles beat…
Carolyn Kellogg on SXSW: “As a group of us finished lunch, we realized we had an hour to kill before the next session. ‘Where should…
Seen today on California Street (around 1:45 PM): man with jacket reading BEER DELIVERY GUY.
It looks like Caitlin Flanagan is scheduled to guest blog at the Powell’s blog next week. But here’s the important thing: the Powell’s blog has…
Levi Asher reports on yesterday’s book publishing panel with Sarah Weinman and Akashic‘s Johnny Temple: “Next up was a young woman with a forlorn Fiona…
Saturday over Garner? You’ve got to be frickin’ kidding me. [UPDATE: My colleague Scott Esposito says it better than I can. But as an aside,…
The Greatest and Most Influential Erotic/Sexual Films and Scenes: an amazingly detailed list and good reference point for those (like me) who are interested in…
Josh Marshall writes: My point is to call out the assumption among too many reporters that original reporting on the web amounts to free pickings,…
October 17, 2002: Dan Savage writes, “These developments–a Republican administration recognizing that support for dictators in Third World countries is a losing proposition; a commitment…
While I can pretty much ignore most of your ignoble cousins, it is you who, for whatever reason, seem to think I might be receptive…
Earlier this week, I had a chance to talk with writer B.S. Napkin, a local writer who has published several books, including A Hose for…
Surgeries via video podcast. To be clear on this, one podcast features “a pull-through procedure for a high imperforate anus,” a procedure that I suspect…
Article here, but I don’t think the shivers will stop until after lunchtime.
It is, as they say, a crazy week. Amazingly, no monkeys are involved. So blog participation must be scarce. Trust me on this: prolificity is…
Richard Nash, who seems to have more ideas in his head than magicians have rabbits in their hats, is offering an innovative subscription model program….
Once [considered a lesser art form] [limited to superheroes and lasers], today’s comic books [are evolving into a bona-fide literary form] [are tackling personal stories…
The Seattle Weekly devotes a remarkable amount of space to the Courtney Love-Paula Fox family history. Needless to say, it’s about as stable and functional…
Bush, Facing Record Low Approval Ratings, Stands Under Chandelier, Hoping Bulbs Will Give Him “Idea”
New York Times: “But behind the scenes life coaches are also finding plenty of work in the entertainment business. As their ranks swell nationwide —…
There’s currently some controversy about podcasts. According to Bridge Data, 80% of podcasts that are downloaded never make it to a portable audio player. They…
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