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Give the MLB All-Star Game to the Minors

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

I love the Home Run Derby. A fairly recent addition to the All-Star Game festivities (it’s televised tonight, at 8PM, check your local listings), it pits the big bats, like David Ortiz and Prince Fielder, head-to-head in a contest to … Continue reading →

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Books and the City

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

Had a great time at the Book Blogger Convention in New York on Friday. I’ve become acquainted with a few book bloggers during the pre-release promotion for The Joke’s on Me. But what an awesome opportunity to meet a whole … Continue reading →

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Novels Best (And Worst) Adapted For the Screen

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

Kudos to The King’s Speech for its twelve Oscar nominations; I can’t wait to see it. While many of the nominated movies were made from original screenplays, like The King’s Speech, some were adapted from best-selling books, some done better … Continue reading →

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One Man’s Freedom Fighter Is Another Man’s Antisecrecy Group

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

Listen to the news sometime. I mean, really listen, beyond the sound bytes, hairstyles, and the cringe-worthy way some of them pronounce “often” and “inundated.” Or that one American network that thinks we’re so stupid, a world map graphic is … Continue reading →

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Don’t Censor Huck Finn

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

Next month, an updated, combined edition of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer will be published by NewSouth Books, minus two-hundred-plus total instances of the “n-word” and several other racial slurs used at … Continue reading →

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Best And Worst Jobs of 2010

Posted on December 30, 2010 by

As if you didn’t already know where your job stacks up against, say, that dream you always had of ditching the suit and tie and becoming a lumberjack, a ranking of the 200 best and worst jobs of 2010 was … Continue reading →

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Best Political Gaffes of 2010

Posted on December 19, 2010 by

I am fortunate to be in a profession in which errors don’t normally result in the loss of human life. Typos and grammatical mistakes may cause a little embarrassment, and could, if printed, cost the client some money and a … Continue reading →

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