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- Police and the Press: http://t.co/cxqrIeKi
- All recommended reading; this week's piece, too--McPhee's still got it: http://t.co/EREfdw6d via @NewYorker
- Nothing like an #Arsenal victory topped with a John Terry blunder _ http://t.co/UuzpNKIp
- American-Born Qaeda Leader Is Killed by U.S. Missile in Yemen: http://t.co/ri4jyEd9
- Possibly the stupidest excuse yet to call for stricter immigration controls: http://t.co/WCrfrbFB
Brian on Twitter
- GOP may change course on gay marriage: http://t.co/FiBGJDQs
- RT @zachdcarter: #NewGmail makes me want to smash my computer and buy a typewriter.
- I like press-savvy Brits: "In basic terms, how do we find the Usain Bolt among the millions of sperm in an ejaculate?" http://t.co/rM2ReFjZ
- @jaltucher is an excellent writer -- witty, touching, and insightful, with a unique voice: http://t.co/dnVDp8qj
- I would tend to agree with Beyer, though, that Bodemeister's run was one of the most impressive second-place finishes ever.
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Warriors, come out and play-ay
Like Xenophon’s “Anabasis,” on which it is based, the 1979 now-cult classic “The Warriors” stays with us because of how bad it is. I watched it the other night for the first time since college, after finding it on the … Continue reading
words from an anonymous parole officer
I’ve just come across a nice insight from an old one-time parole officer who is an acquaintance of friends. I find that such folks provide valuable psychological knowledge for reporters and screenwriters alike. The source himself is a retired U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in far-away lands populated by foreigners, Movies, Uncategorized, Washington, D.C.
Tagged murder
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Reaction to Selznick’s Gone With the Wind
Last night I watched Gone With the Wind. Not only that, it was first time I had ever seen it. So I awoke today with a sense of relief and one of elation. There was the relief of finally filling … Continue reading
Journalist murders blog with post on ‘The Journalist and the Murderer’
Inaugural posts are for the blogger what first impressions are for the social climber. There’s the anxiety of the need to be memorable, the uncertainty of how best to present oneself, the knowledge that the spontaneity of the medium, like … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Nonfiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Janet Malcolm, Joan Didion, murder, New Yorker writers
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