I get tired of a lot of things, but right now I’m just tired of all the clueless bozos jumping up and down on Sensenbrenner for his vote. Now, I’m one of the first to say I don’t agree with many, if not most of his political stands, under normal circumstances. But this time he’s […]
Antonella Pavese is leaving IT. She explains why: What I found frustrating is not so much the exclusion from the boy’s club–although there is definitely some of that–but rather the excessive emphasis on speed rather than quality (for a different take on this issue, see Alan Key on the disappointing lack of new and revolutionary […]
Recently we celebrated Independence Day. I was distracted by other problems from doing my usual bit in honor of the day. (My sincere apologies, milady Liberty; I may yet get back to it, albeit late.) But as I was doing my annual bit of reflection on this land I love so much, London was bombed […]
Sara Paretsky has a way. She has a way of creating characters you enjoy being around, and a way of creating characters you want to avoid being around. She has a way of making them speak as if they were in the room with you. She has a way with plotting, and a way with […]
Overheard at lunch: 4 of the young darling set who had no idea what the acronym SWAK means. (Sealed With A Kiss, if you’re among them.)
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