In no particular order... 1. America: the service really is better, notwithstanding the grumpy man at the New York Times booth (Picture not available). 2. But all the medical ads are unsettling. Also, did you know the art gallery doesn't allow guns on the premises? Now you do. [caption id=""…
Read MoreSo, a little over a week ago, we ordered Chinese food. My fortune read thusly: [caption id="attachment_368" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="My fortune"][/caption] In case you can’t read that terrible photo, it says, “Something interesting will happen soon at work.” Or, on the French side of the fortune, “Il se produira bientôt…
Read MoreAfter circling umpteen incorrectly swapped instances of "your" and "you're" in my first-year students' screenplays recently, I engaged in water-cooler ranting with other instructors about spelling. Now, creative writing may not be the class where spelling counts the most, but don't think that I don't notice. Oh, I notice. As…
Read MoreIn case you are burning for some accessible yet in-depth commentary on the e-book age, here are two articles that have been going around lately: one Amazon (partly on its regular business, but partly on the Kindle), and another on the Google Book Settlement. Amazon vs Macmillan Google Book Deal…
Read MoreMy first post, and the closure of two recently opened McNally-Robinson locations is crying out for comment. I'm saddened by the closures. I love bookstores, but it's starting to feel like a nostalgic kind of love, like my love of developing my own photos (you’ve heard of film?), letterpress printing,…
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