Sunday, November 30, 2008

Time Magazine - Dec 8 Issue

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Quite a few interesting articles from the most recent issue of Time Magazine ... The cover story is about Michelle Rhee , the controversial...
Friday, November 28, 2008

"Zero Days" by Barbara Egbert

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Just finished reading "Zero Days" ... a pretty interesting book by Barbara Egbert, who took a sabbatical from writing for the San ...
Thursday, November 27, 2008

Interesting Television Articles

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Below are some interesting articles I've come across about various television shows... - "The Wire" : In the February 2008 iss...
Sunday, November 23, 2008

Esquire Magazine - December '08 Issue

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As is almost always the case, there was some excellent writing in Esquire Magazine's latest issue... it's "Best & Brightest...
Thursday, November 20, 2008

"The Hard Way" by Mark Jenkins

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I recently finished "The Hard Way" by Mark Jenkins and celebrated reading this tale of mountaineering exploits and excursions to...
Saturday, November 15, 2008

Time Magazine - Nov 10 & Oct 6 Issues

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This is very much a hodgepodge posting, but below are links to some interesting articles I've come across in Time Magazine , but haven...

Fast Company Magazine - Nov 2008 issue

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There was a couple of very different articles of interest from the November 2008 issue of Fast Company Magazine. First was a profile of Mic...
Thursday, November 13, 2008

"Boys Will Be Boys" Writing from Time Magazine

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About a year apart, Time Magazine published two issues whose cover stories shared a common theme. The first was from Aug 2007 and contained ...
Saturday, November 08, 2008

"The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch

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Just finished reading "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch. It was written along with Jeffrey Zaslow after Pausch's lecture abou...
Thursday, November 06, 2008

"Saved" by Jack Falla

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Just finished reading "Saved" by acclaimed hockey writer Jack Falla. It's a fictional look at a goalie in the NHL and blends ...
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Barack Obama Victory Speech

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What to say? Well... maybe the best way to express it by offering up the words of some others. From http://www.time.com/ , there's Joe K...
Tuesday, November 04, 2008

November 4, 2008: Election Day

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This being said, "Why Barack Obama is Winning" is a very insightful piece from Joe Klein in the Nov 3 issue of Time Magazine.
Sunday, November 02, 2008

Excellent Writing: From Esquire

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Below is a hodgepodge listing of some really good writing from Esquire Magazine over the last few years... - "What I've Learned...
Thursday, October 30, 2008

Obama Articles from Time Magazine

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Couple of really interesting articles from the October 20 issue of Time Magazine... The first is essentially the cover story by David Von Dr...
Tuesday, October 28, 2008

"How Tough Could it Be?" & "The Sweet Season" by Austin Murphy

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There were a couple of interesting things from the latest Sports Illustrated... one of them written by an author I've come across in the...
Sunday, October 26, 2008

"Traffic" by Tom Vanderbilt

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It likely wouldn't have been predicted to sell well, but "Traffic" by frequent magazine writer Tom Vanderbilt reached into t...

"For Those About to Write" by Dave Bidini

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It's I'm sure an extremely little known book in the U.S., but I just finished reading "For Those About to Write" from Can...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Various & Sundry Parenting Articles

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A bit of a hodgepodge list, but featured below are links to some various articles I'm come across that deal with parenting (of particula...
Friday, October 17, 2008

"American Wife" by Curtis Sittenfeld

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I tend to be more of a reader of non-fiction books, but try to throw in some fiction here and there to "keep myself honest" and re...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008

"The End of Prosperity" Article from Time Magazine

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Really interesting cover story from the Oct 13 issue of Time Magazine titled "The End of Prosperity" . Written by Niall Ferguson, ...