Roundup - Reluctant Habits

I’m not dead. / ‘Ere, he says he’s not dead. / Yes, he is. / I’m not. (via Jeff, who also finds this news quite startling)
Brief speculation on why Paul Muldoon’s appointment as New Yorker editor received barely a trickle outside of poets. (via Ron Silliman)
The excellent Western blog Saddlebums reports that the next “big Western release is upon us.” Alas, it’s receiving a limited release.
It seems a no brainer, but girlie covers are putting some boys off books. Personally, I’d like to see a few “girly” books with macho covers thrown into the marketplace as an experiment. Imagine a Jennifer Weiner book with Vin Diesel and an exploding tower on the cover. Maybe this is what it might take to change some perceptions.
More court fighting over Winnie the Pooh, with Disney prevailing. (via Persona Non Data)
How Jane Jacobs became famous for the wrong reasons.
I’m sorry, New York Magazine, but this is truly an infograph for wussy Park Slopers frightened of dipping more than one toe into the Atlantic. Grow a pair, why don’t you?
How to fellate Michael Krasny.
Some interesting thoughts on what blogging now means.
A few real-life plot twists of famous authors.
Why not to steal images.
Length Errol Morris post about two different versions of a Roger Fenton photo. (via Jenny D)
Lose weight now!
Josh Getlin reports on what the NYT trade paperbacks list means.
Roger Ebert has been named the nation’s most influential pundit.
14 Down: Propose by newspaper crossword?
How far would you go for the right book title?
Last night, I attended a very important meeting and will write about it very soon.

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