Would Marx Blog?
Yesterday I published a post on the Twin Cities Daily Planet, responding to someone who argued that writers shouldn’t write for free and t..
Pee-Wee Herman and the Challenge of Eternal Youth
Can you be too old to be forever young? It’s a particularly relevant question right now for Paul Reubens, who at 59 is showing his age eve..
Why Seat-Saving Is Wrong, and What You Can Do To Stop It
Other than “the condom’s missing,” are there any three words you’d less like to hear than “save my seat”?
Seat-saving is one of the..
Types of Old Cowboys
The Grizzled Old Cowboy. Paradigm: Jack Palance. Has seen more than you could ever imagine, and knows there’s still gold up in them th..
Best/Realest Tweets of the Week, 2/26-3/3/12
– Compiled by @JayGabler
Live-Blogging the AWP 2012 Conference: Days 2 and 3
10:00 AM Saturday: “Let’s pick a really great place to eat brunch in Chicago!”
11:00 AM Saturday: “This place is supposed to be the..
Live-Blogging the AWP 2012 Conference: Day 1
9:00 AM Friday: “Jay, can we smoke in your mom’s car?” “No.” “Can we eat in your mom’s car?” “Yes.”
10:00 AM Friday: “Aaaugh, that ..
How to Act Like a “Social Media Expert” on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr
• Friend everything that moves.
• Post lots of links about various topics and tag the names of anyone who might conceiv..
Bruce Chatwin Visits the Land of Tumblr
The young girl posted a pensive #GPOY and rolled deeply into her duvet. Only yesterday she’d been reblogging unicorns, but on this day..
Best/Realest Tweets of the Week, 2/19-2/25/12
– Compiled by @JayGabler
Social Media Psycho Killers
Craigslist Killer
Modus operandi: Lures you in with promise of $100 couch that may or may not have bed bugs.
Motive: Needs to satisf..
Male Journalists Are Looking Too Sexy, Too
Conservative commenters have been expressing concern that women journalists are going for “the sexpot look,” undermining their credibility..