While searching for titles to read recently, I came across a new book by Brett Easton Ellis. Like a lot of people my age, I had read some of his early work. I bailed when he started to get gory with American Psycho. That just didn’t appeal to me at all. But the new book […]
One of the perks of working in publishing is that you might grab a book which would ordinarily not catch your attention. “The Mistress of Riversdale” definitely fits that bill. I bought the collection of letters from the early 19th century on a whim at a sale of remainders almost two years ago for next […]
I admire Andrew Dana Hudson. A graduate from Fordham University last May, he moved to India for a writing job after having no luck finding work near his home in Indiana. He chronicled his story today in the Chronicle of Higher Education. There might not be room for us recent college graduates in the job […]
Most sports fans know that one of the saddest things you can ever witness is a great champion not knowing when it’s time to step aside. Not many athletes step aside at the top of their game. The yearly intrigue of whether certain players will retire has almost become a punch line in some circles. […]
Ordinarily, I like change. I think fighting the inevitable flow of life simply makes people upset for no good reason. Sometimes this means letting go of the things we hold near and dear to our hearts, but that’s the price we pay for living in this modern world. As with most things, however, there are […]
Apparently Apple released some sort of new phone the other day. I think I heard about it because people were camped out in front of stores hours before they opened to get the new product. I may be wrong though because I think these Apple people were camped out in front of stores a few […]
The Internet has done some wonderful things for this world. We can instantly find out the answer to any question. We have many different ways to waste time. We can keep in touch with long-lost friends. However, Al Gore’s intricate system of tubes and wires has a downside. By this, I mean the hue and […]
We have just a short time until the remastered version of Fables of the Reconstruction, R.E.M.’s third album, hits the stores. The bonus goodie for this one will be a set of demos the band did before they headed to London to make the record. As I said before, there was some consternation from some […]
I had lunch with several people from work last week, and we discussed our plans for the upcoming weekend. One friend shared what she had on tap, and I almost lost my mind. At first, I felt angry. Then I worried for her sanity. I finally settled on a healthy case of arrogance as I […]