Subscription Guilt: When Do I Cancel These Newspapers?
At my house, the day still begins this way: My husband and I stumble downstairs, half awake, and start the coffee. Then one of us tucks the five-pound dog with the weak bladder under an arm, and goes...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch Takes Big Gamble on Charging for News
The web landscape today is so different to 10 years ago with millions of sites pumping out news and many new sites being created every day. Like the record industry, the newspaper business didn't seem...
View ArticleBook Review: Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West
The short tragic life of Nathanael West produced four novels. Dying penniless and alone, West bequeathed a literary legacy that has reverberated in the works of Alexander Theroux and Thomas Pynchon....
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The Prince Is What??
My grandfather is a farmer. He lives in a small village in the Middle East. He’s 90 years old. He never went to school when he was a child, he had to work. He doesn’t know how a glass of wine tastes,...
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In the Physical World, No One Knows You’re a Dog
I received a telling little media jolt this morning in the quiet of my living room, a reminder of how the perpetual connectivity of the internet has changed our brains. I started to read a story on the...
View ArticleBook Review: The Witness Tree: The Story of Hattie Plain by Peter Tyner
Hattie Plain is an old woman, intent on finally reaching her goal in life. In her nineties, she has just found the perfect position, advice columnist at the Daily Record. As she leaves her home intent...
View ArticleBook Review: Morning Miracle: Inside the Washington Post: A Great Newspaper...
There is something misleading about the main title of Dave Kindred’s book on the recent history of The Washington Post: Morning Miracle. Anyone aware of the epic problems the newspaper industry has...
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