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Blogcritics Magazine
My book-pairing review of Thomas L. Friedman’s, From Beirut to Jerusalem and Gary Shteyngart’s Absurdistan has been published on BlogCritics.org. Blogcritics is described as “a sinis… more »
The Unliterate Review
Joe Posnanski's blog: It's just as good as his newspaper work, maybe better
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fostergrant wrote 4 days ago: Until just now, I had no idea that Kansas City Star sports columnist Joe Posnanski had his own blog. … more »
Sunday science book corner...
Tom wrote 5 days ago: Sort of outsourced to Boyce Rensberger. As I see this blog, it’s about science as it intersect … more »
Orwell, "Politics and Language"
sgsnow wrote 1 week ago: An abridged version, for use in class. I know, it’s shocking to edit the master, but there w … more »
Blogcritics Magazine
s.m.h. wrote 2 weeks ago: My book-pairing review of Thomas L. Friedman’s, From Beirut to Jerusalem and Gary Shteyngart … more »
Writing Tip for July 3, 2008
candaceclayton100 wrote 3 weeks ago: Write everyday! I can’t say this any better than a fellow blogger at : Daily Writing Tips Chec … more »
Junot Díaz on Grand Theft Auto IV
s.m.h. wrote 3 weeks ago: I haven’t purchased this game yet because, as the new more responsible version of myself, I ha … more »
Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Non-fiction
s.m.h. wrote 3 weeks ago: Brevity is a “journal of concise literary non-fiction.” It publishes literary essays of … more »
Byrne and Julio Down By The Schoolyard
s.m.h. wrote 1 month ago: David Byrne, in his always-thought-provoking journal, writes about his current collaboration with ro … more »
The Microfame Game by Rex Sorgatz
s.m.h. wrote 1 month ago: Rex Sorgatz, the author of the annoyingly prolific blog, “Fimoculous,” has a compelling … more »
Quote for the Day: Something to Remember...
Tom wrote 1 month ago: in this relatively calm and still almost genteel lull before the general election storm. I read th … more »
"Graceful Exit," Paul Newman in Esquire
s.m.h. wrote 1 month ago: Following the refuted rumors about him having terminal lung cancer, this article seems apropos. A … more »
Your Fourth Grade Writing Teacher's Pet Peeve: John McCain Edition
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Tom wrote 1 month ago: John McCain’s campaign likes to run web ads on Atrios’s blog. OK — seems kind of p … more »
A too nice manager
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Rahi wrote 1 month ago: was going through the newspapers as usual when i spotted this article on Live Mint on how being a to … more »
Pretentious
joedowit wrote 1 month ago: I want to first apologize if I have ever written anything pretentious on this blog. It’s som … more »
Walkabout by Jeffrey Eugenides
s.m.h. wrote 1 month ago: The list of authors that I must read is endless; whenever I cross one off my list with pride, two mo … more »
The Most Competitive Man Alive by Todd Levin
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s.m.h. wrote 1 month ago: The Beats had Jack Kerouac. The counter-culture had Hunter S. Thompson. The Reaganites had William … more »
Rick Reilly's Debut Article for ESPN the Magazine
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s.m.h. wrote 1 month ago: Rick Reilly’s first article for ESPN the Magazine came out today. You can read it here. I c … more »
A little help with Capital Letters
uffenglish5 wrote 1 month ago: Be careful about the use of capital letters in your essays: This handout lists some guidelines for c … more »
Pitching your communication at the right level - Edward Hall and High Context/Low Context
Andrew Lightheart wrote 1 month ago: We work a lot with smart people who really know their stuff. This means that we often have to talk w … more »
