Posted on March 16, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
I’ve been disturbed by the recent kerfuffle over some “offensive” cartoons in the Cavalier Daily, the student newspaper of the University of Virginia. Perhaps you read about the controversy in the Daily Progress: The Cavalier Daily, the student-run newspaper of the University of Virginia, expressed regret Saturday for publishing two comic strips that offended Christians. [...]
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Posted on March 8, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
This item from the Hook caught my eye: Best sign hell is freezing over: Local writer/typewriter loyalist Barbara Rich starts a blog called “A Slice of Liberal Tongue on Wry.” I left a comment on the item asking for the URL of Barbara’s blog, and reporter Lisa Provence came through with the 411: A Slice [...]
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Posted on March 3, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
… and from what I can tell, all of Sarah Weinman’s criticisms are dead-on. See her post for more, but there are the ones that stood out for me: TV-friendly clothing for the authors. Goes without saying! Ditch the uncomfortable chairs. These chairs really have to be seen to be believed. It’s like we’ve stumbled [...]
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Posted on February 17, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough
Posted on December 16, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Eat Air is a vegan food blog written by Charlottesvillians Chris and Darlene. I’m not even a vegetarian, but I enjoy their blog so much that it inspired me to buy the oft-mentioned Veganomicon as a Christmas gift. Anyway, imagine the happy surprise when they found their excellent blog mentioned in Vegetarian Times! Now that’s [...]
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Posted on December 3, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Last night I was reading The Economist (what did you think I was doing, watching cartoons?) and came to this article: Statelessness It’s tough to live in limbo Nov 29th 2007 | NEW YORK From The Economist print edition The growing danger of falling between the cracks of geopolitics and war Stopped me cold, it [...]
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Posted on December 2, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
The Career Tracks column in today’s Washington Post reviews Punching In with an eye toward tips on how cubicle workers can better fit their corporate culture. I think using those new TPS Report cover sheets would be a good start. Mmm…yeah.
Filed under: authors, books, media, movies, reading | Tagged: Alex Frankel, Career Tracks, drinking the Kool-Aid, Office Space, Punching In, TPS Report cover sheets, Washington Post | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 26, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
If you’re thinking 2008 might be the year you finally get around to reading Norman Mailer‘s The Executioner’s Song, you might first like to take a look at this list of Eleven Things You Need to Know About Executioner’s Song from Critical Mass. Marc Weingarten rightly focuses much of the list on Larry Schiller, who [...]
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Posted on November 21, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Bill Nye’s fiancee tried to poison him! What kind of crazy woman would want to harm harmless and lovable Bill Nye?? Not be confused with harmless and lovable Bill Nighy, the actor. Bill Nye, the Science Guy, remember? Thanks, Cvillain, for bringing this story to light!
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Posted on November 12, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Borders will be installing televisions in its stores. A new strategy at Borders will reinforce the message that its stores are not just about books: the company has been installing 37-inch flat-screen televisions to show original programming, advertisements, news and weather. Borders stores haven’t been “just about books” since…pretty much forever. I’m wondering how they’ll [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
The American Society of Magazine Editors has picked the Best Cover winners for 2007. Most of the finalists leave me cold (and that one with Stephen Colbert and the “baby” is just plain creepy). I would have picked either gruff and lovable Dick Cheney, or just plain lovable George Clooney, if I were pickin’. HT: [...]
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Posted on September 18, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Maureen Dowd’s New York Times columns can now be seen free of charge, along with those of her fellow pundits whose opinions made up the bulk of Times Select. Nice, but it kind of takes the fun out of ignoring David Brooks’ column every week. Ah, that crazy MSM, when will they ever learn? What [...]
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Posted on September 14, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
For Dante fans: Danteworlds.
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Posted on August 20, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
Many thanks to the Augusta Free Press for adding me to their blogroll. Check ‘em out for Valley news.
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Posted on August 14, 2007 by Elizabeth McCullough
My hometown newspaper came in the mail yesterday. One of the front page stories caught my eye: “‘Gibby’ D—- Found Dead on Railroad Bridge; Funeral Tuesday.” The story goes as follows (I’m hiding the names just because, with the exception of the tragically ironic “Gibby,” they don’t matter for my purposes: On Friday afternoon, August [...]
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