If you've sensibly decided to stay off the roads tonight and safely away from erratic drivers, you can curl up somewhere cosy and enjoy a bit of literary lagniappe . . .
# Rachel Arons has compiled some of the
most notable Literary Feuds of the past year.
# The Spectator's Best Book Picks of 2012:
:: Part One :: and :: Part Two ::
# Emily Temple gives us a peek at some
books scheduled to make their debuts in 2013.
# Murder at Locker 02-069 - one of
America's first school shooters - written by
Susan Taylor Martin - via Gangrey Blog.
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Monday, December 31
FL Top of the Pop 2012 -
Florida's top news story of this past
year according to the vox pop around
here was the Causeway Cannibal Attack . . .
A Haitian man, who had been circulating in an outdoor social gathering where someone could have slipped a strange mickey into his drink, attacked a homeless man who was sleeping on the MacArthur Causeway and then gnawed off most of his victim's facial features. Even Carl Kolchak couldn't have made it up!
In sharp contrast, newspaper members of the Associated Press chose the Sanford Shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman as Florida's top news story.
That story may have been distinctive because it had the worst quality reportage of any American news story over the year.
...
year according to the vox pop around
here was the Causeway Cannibal Attack . . .
A Haitian man, who had been circulating in an outdoor social gathering where someone could have slipped a strange mickey into his drink, attacked a homeless man who was sleeping on the MacArthur Causeway and then gnawed off most of his victim's facial features. Even Carl Kolchak couldn't have made it up!
In sharp contrast, newspaper members of the Associated Press chose the Sanford Shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman as Florida's top news story.
That story may have been distinctive because it had the worst quality reportage of any American news story over the year.
...
Tuesday, December 25
Paper or Virtual Elves -
It's Christmas Eve 2012 as I write this entry
or, as the Cuban Spaniards call it, Nochebuena . . .
Newsweek Magazine is saying goodbye to its print
artifact. And the Tribune newspapers are dropping the Associated Press.
Tribune is the parent company of the Sun Sentinel newspaper in the Broward County area, but it is not a local company. The Tribune company is based in Chicago.
Meanwhile . . .
The Miami Herald has just put up a paywall.
According to their website,
today their special holiday feature was:
It's all about the pig.
How to roast a pig, Cuban-style.
Their central photo above the (virtual) fold looked more like a Three Kings Day religious drama than an American-style holiday, but perhaps that's just quibbling.
The Miami Herald has a Spanish language edition which is reported to be doing very well. It also has an English language edition which is like an atrophying vestigial organ.
Locally, the situation is complicated. Many people in South Florida get much of their news from TV. Although many of them have so-called smart phones, a large percentage of the population seem to be borderline or completely illiterate.
I don't want to get nostalgic.
Have a Merry Christmas!
:: PandoDaily :: - - :: BrowardBeat ::
...
or, as the Cuban Spaniards call it, Nochebuena . . .
Newsweek Magazine is saying goodbye to its print
artifact. And the Tribune newspapers are dropping the Associated Press.
Tribune is the parent company of the Sun Sentinel newspaper in the Broward County area, but it is not a local company. The Tribune company is based in Chicago.
Meanwhile . . .
The Miami Herald has just put up a paywall.
According to their website,
today their special holiday feature was:
It's all about the pig.
How to roast a pig, Cuban-style.
Their central photo above the (virtual) fold looked more like a Three Kings Day religious drama than an American-style holiday, but perhaps that's just quibbling.
The Miami Herald has a Spanish language edition which is reported to be doing very well. It also has an English language edition which is like an atrophying vestigial organ.
Locally, the situation is complicated. Many people in South Florida get much of their news from TV. Although many of them have so-called smart phones, a large percentage of the population seem to be borderline or completely illiterate.
I don't want to get nostalgic.
Have a Merry Christmas!
:: PandoDaily :: - - :: BrowardBeat ::
...
Sunday, December 23
Browsing Around -
An informal chat
with writer Michael Chabon . . .
about some of his favorite pop culture this past year. He is currently engaged in creating a project for HBO Cable TV about a team of charlatans who are recruited by British intelligence to perpetrate deceptions against the Nazis.
# Toby Keats is the Paris reporter for a fictional American newspaper in the 1920s when he becomes involved in some kind of mysterious intrigue and a competitive chase for strange automatons. Peter Lewis reviews The Paris Deadline by Max Byrd.
# Maureen Corrigan shares her picks of the Best Mysteries of the past year with an emphasis on the female perspective.
# Tom Nolan shares almost a dozen of his favorite Mystery reads from the past year with a brief but effective description of each one.
# A Gothic Tale: The Beautiful Child by
Emma Tennant is reviewed by Frances Wilson.
# Alison Flood at The Guardian reviews
Harbour Nocturne by Joseph Wambaugh.
# Willie Nelson has a new book of memoirs.
# Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley,
Alan Light and more at Our Man in Boston.
...
with writer Michael Chabon . . .
about some of his favorite pop culture this past year. He is currently engaged in creating a project for HBO Cable TV about a team of charlatans who are recruited by British intelligence to perpetrate deceptions against the Nazis.
# Toby Keats is the Paris reporter for a fictional American newspaper in the 1920s when he becomes involved in some kind of mysterious intrigue and a competitive chase for strange automatons. Peter Lewis reviews The Paris Deadline by Max Byrd.
# Maureen Corrigan shares her picks of the Best Mysteries of the past year with an emphasis on the female perspective.
# Tom Nolan shares almost a dozen of his favorite Mystery reads from the past year with a brief but effective description of each one.
# A Gothic Tale: The Beautiful Child by
Emma Tennant is reviewed by Frances Wilson.
# Alison Flood at The Guardian reviews
Harbour Nocturne by Joseph Wambaugh.
# Willie Nelson has a new book of memoirs.
# Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley,
Alan Light and more at Our Man in Boston.
...
Saturday, December 22
Sneakerhead Uproar -
There's big money in celebrity athlete sneakers,
especially when a limited edition is issued . . .
In Miami Gardens many youngsters who are fans of Air Jordan were disappointed because burglars got to the available sneaker supply of Air Jordan XI "Breds" before the kids could take them home.
:: ABC Local 10 ::
:: BizJournal ::
...
especially when a limited edition is issued . . .
In Miami Gardens many youngsters who are fans of Air Jordan were disappointed because burglars got to the available sneaker supply of Air Jordan XI "Breds" before the kids could take them home.
:: ABC Local 10 ::
:: BizJournal ::
...
Sunday, December 16
Spoofing on Tragedy -
William Henderson is reporting that there are fraudsters posting fake messages on the Internet who are pretending to be the Sandy Hook school shooter.
I have lived through a number of these school shootings, shopping mall shootings, and similar events. The Mainstream American Media has settled into a formula for covering these events which I often find distasteful by now. In an effort to avoid glorifying the shooter and turning him into a celebrity they have tried to create a hagiography of the victims.
It would be interesting to learn more about the shooter and his mother, his activities on the Internet, and other circumstances surrounding this event, but people need to be patient and give the detectives some time to investigate.
:: The Telegraph ::
...
I have lived through a number of these school shootings, shopping mall shootings, and similar events. The Mainstream American Media has settled into a formula for covering these events which I often find distasteful by now. In an effort to avoid glorifying the shooter and turning him into a celebrity they have tried to create a hagiography of the victims.
It would be interesting to learn more about the shooter and his mother, his activities on the Internet, and other circumstances surrounding this event, but people need to be patient and give the detectives some time to investigate.
:: The Telegraph ::
...
Wednesday, December 12
Witness #8 Speaks -
A Discovery Hearing was held yesterday morning in the Sanford Shooting Case which I watched on the InSession TV program. The most interesting part of their coverage for me was the material about Dee Dee.
First, they played the recording which was given to Defense; it was unintelligible and almost inaudible. Then they played an excerpt from an interview she did with the Prosecution. In the latter excerpt, the person identified as Dee Dee could be heard, but her voice did not seem like that of a 16-year-old; she sounded older.
We have no way of easily ascertaining if the Dee Dee character on the first recording is the same as the Dee Dee character on the second recording. Even so, I was quite intrigued.
What did Dee Dee have to say?
The 2nd Dee Dee claimed that Trayvon said "Get off!"
Sorry, but that didn't make any sense to me.
*************************
:: Refer to 8:59am and 9:03am on
their blog entry for this court session.
It emerged during the court proceedings that someone from ABC News was present during Mr Crump's interview with one of the possible Dee Dee characters. I assume the reporter was Matt Gutman who once bragged about getting this exclusive:
"ABC News was there exclusively as the 16-year-old girl told Crump about the last moments of the teenager's life."
I'm just guessing that either his recording of the occasion could get subpoenaed or he may have involved himself as a witness. Has this ever happened to a reporter before?
Yes, it has. The most famous case that comes to mind, off the top of my head, was the Son of Sam Case, which Jimmy Breslin got sucked into. Breslin received a note which became part of the news coverage.
Sometimes, reporters can get sucked into
these cases - whether they like it or not!
...
First, they played the recording which was given to Defense; it was unintelligible and almost inaudible. Then they played an excerpt from an interview she did with the Prosecution. In the latter excerpt, the person identified as Dee Dee could be heard, but her voice did not seem like that of a 16-year-old; she sounded older.
We have no way of easily ascertaining if the Dee Dee character on the first recording is the same as the Dee Dee character on the second recording. Even so, I was quite intrigued.
What did Dee Dee have to say?
The 2nd Dee Dee claimed that Trayvon said "Get off!"
Sorry, but that didn't make any sense to me.
*************************
:: Refer to 8:59am and 9:03am on
their blog entry for this court session.
It emerged during the court proceedings that someone from ABC News was present during Mr Crump's interview with one of the possible Dee Dee characters. I assume the reporter was Matt Gutman who once bragged about getting this exclusive:
"ABC News was there exclusively as the 16-year-old girl told Crump about the last moments of the teenager's life."
I'm just guessing that either his recording of the occasion could get subpoenaed or he may have involved himself as a witness. Has this ever happened to a reporter before?
Yes, it has. The most famous case that comes to mind, off the top of my head, was the Son of Sam Case, which Jimmy Breslin got sucked into. Breslin received a note which became part of the news coverage.
Sometimes, reporters can get sucked into
these cases - whether they like it or not!
...
Monday, December 10
Miami: Chasing Bygone Lights -
The Miami Herald building has been denied landmark preservation status; it will be demolished. The property was sold by McClatchy to the Genting Group.
"The building became home to The Miami Herald when the newspaper outgrew its original building, and it became the birthplace of El Nuevo Herald, the second largest Spanish publication in the country, which again is significant because of how Miami's demographics have changed."
This coming spring the Herald's personnel are expected to move into a building located in Doral.
Meanwhile, LED lights across the face of a building in Miami portray a suggestively wriggling woman reminiscent of ads for seedy Times Square peep shows of a previous era.
The display looks terribly tawdry and seems to be inaugurating a Red Light District which Miami doesn't need.
I wish they'd change the display to a pouncing big cat silhouette or a Pac-Man type video game chase - anything but the tacky eyesore they've just introduced.
...
"The building became home to The Miami Herald when the newspaper outgrew its original building, and it became the birthplace of El Nuevo Herald, the second largest Spanish publication in the country, which again is significant because of how Miami's demographics have changed."
This coming spring the Herald's personnel are expected to move into a building located in Doral.
Meanwhile, LED lights across the face of a building in Miami portray a suggestively wriggling woman reminiscent of ads for seedy Times Square peep shows of a previous era.
The display looks terribly tawdry and seems to be inaugurating a Red Light District which Miami doesn't need.
I wish they'd change the display to a pouncing big cat silhouette or a Pac-Man type video game chase - anything but the tacky eyesore they've just introduced.
...
Sunday, December 9
SoFlo Local Notes -
For the rest of us . . .
Some people have become fed up with the over-commercialization of the winter holidays, while others have become antagonized by the proliferation of cultural diversity gestures lately. For the sake of those who are disgruntled, disaffected or just plain grumpy, one gutsy rebel has installed a Festivus Pole in Deerfield Beach.
Victim Disempowerment: Residents of Trayvon Martin's neighborhood, Miami Gardens, are marching to protest senseless and excessive violence in their community, which, they claim, can be prevented through education.
The Wrong Write: Here's a daffy preoccupation to get your knickers in a twist: Is Nathan Fillion really Richard Castle, the character he portrays on TV?
...
Some people have become fed up with the over-commercialization of the winter holidays, while others have become antagonized by the proliferation of cultural diversity gestures lately. For the sake of those who are disgruntled, disaffected or just plain grumpy, one gutsy rebel has installed a Festivus Pole in Deerfield Beach.
Victim Disempowerment: Residents of Trayvon Martin's neighborhood, Miami Gardens, are marching to protest senseless and excessive violence in their community, which, they claim, can be prevented through education.
The Wrong Write: Here's a daffy preoccupation to get your knickers in a twist: Is Nathan Fillion really Richard Castle, the character he portrays on TV?
...
Saturday, December 8
Sanford Cache-Cache --
George Zimmerman Case --
The true identity of Witness #8, who has been nicknamed Dee Dee for this case, is being protected by the Court. I don't feel I need to know her true identity, but she has been such a nebulous presence so far that she doesn't seem real at all.
Thus, I welcome the information about her which lawyer Jeralyn Merritt has been able to gather for us.
George Zimmerman has filed a lawsuit against mainstream media giant NBC Universal. His lawyers are Mark O'Mara and The Beasley Law Firm of Philadelphia.
:: [guardian] - - [poynter] - - [hwoodrptr]
...
The true identity of Witness #8, who has been nicknamed Dee Dee for this case, is being protected by the Court. I don't feel I need to know her true identity, but she has been such a nebulous presence so far that she doesn't seem real at all.
Thus, I welcome the information about her which lawyer Jeralyn Merritt has been able to gather for us.
George Zimmerman has filed a lawsuit against mainstream media giant NBC Universal. His lawyers are Mark O'Mara and The Beasley Law Firm of Philadelphia.
:: [guardian] - - [poynter] - - [hwoodrptr]
...
Wednesday, December 5
Mammary Miami News -
In Miami's latest bid to recreate pre-Castro Havana sleaze here on the Florida peninsula, it seems like anything connected to prostitution is irresistibly attractive, whether it's boob enhancement surgical procedures or soft porno production.
Thus, with a gambling casino on its way to replace their newspaper building, all residents will be able to become the celebrities they want to be and a legend in their own minds.
According to recent reports, The Miami Herald newspaper will be going behind a subscription wall on December 18th.
Meanwhile, in a recent editorial they are promoting the establishment of a movie studio or entertainment production facility in their backyard. Some locals suspect that current management is planning to turn the newspaper into a Reality TV show or Telenovela.
And, according to reliable sources speaking strictly on background but not for attribution, Miami Herald reporter Frances Robles is following her imaginary cockatoo friend over to The New York Times. Now, perhaps, Miami-Dade will be spared a race riot from the George Zimmerman case.
...
Thus, with a gambling casino on its way to replace their newspaper building, all residents will be able to become the celebrities they want to be and a legend in their own minds.
According to recent reports, The Miami Herald newspaper will be going behind a subscription wall on December 18th.
Meanwhile, in a recent editorial they are promoting the establishment of a movie studio or entertainment production facility in their backyard. Some locals suspect that current management is planning to turn the newspaper into a Reality TV show or Telenovela.
And, according to reliable sources speaking strictly on background but not for attribution, Miami Herald reporter Frances Robles is following her imaginary cockatoo friend over to The New York Times. Now, perhaps, Miami-Dade will be spared a race riot from the George Zimmerman case.
...
Sunday, December 2
During Austerity or Disorder -
Does anyone still remember
Inspector Fabian of Scotland Yard?
I must admit that he had faded almost completely from my memory until I came across this book review.
Murder at Wrotham Hill by Diana Souhami is a True Crime account of a real life murder reconstructed from the post-WWII years in England which presents a lot of the color and atmosphere of the era and includes the aforementioned Fabian of Scotland Yard.
If this book revives sufficient public interest in Fabian, a TV mini-series about him might make an intriguing successor to the British production of their Foyle's War series.
:: It is reviewed here by Blake Morrison.
And Paula Woods reviews Michael Connelly's new detective novel, The Black Box, which involves the 1992 killing of a young Danish photojournalist during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.
...
Inspector Fabian of Scotland Yard?
I must admit that he had faded almost completely from my memory until I came across this book review.
Murder at Wrotham Hill by Diana Souhami is a True Crime account of a real life murder reconstructed from the post-WWII years in England which presents a lot of the color and atmosphere of the era and includes the aforementioned Fabian of Scotland Yard.
If this book revives sufficient public interest in Fabian, a TV mini-series about him might make an intriguing successor to the British production of their Foyle's War series.
:: It is reviewed here by Blake Morrison.
And Paula Woods reviews Michael Connelly's new detective novel, The Black Box, which involves the 1992 killing of a young Danish photojournalist during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.
...
The Dee Dee MacGuffin -
Trayvon Martin Shooting . . .
Has this witness been suborned?
Don West from the George Zimmerman Defense Team has done due diligence by initiating an investigation into the authentication of Witness #8 aka Dee Dee, who remains a murky presence in this case due to lack of establishing the Sacred Chain of Evidence, which raises numerous crazy prospective scenarios.
You may remember that Dee Dee was the MacGuffin which was used, in effect, to trigger this prosecution and still constitutes the State's star witness.
Some of the questions raised by various versions
of the audio recording include the following:
Is Dee Dee some form of CGI or a real human being? Is she really as represented: a 16-year-old tender teenager from Miami Gardens? Or could she be a 23-year-old hooker from Daytona?
Was she personally acquainted with Trayvon Martin? Or is Dee Dee a spoof in some way? How many versions of Dee Dee exist? How many Dee Dee Entities are out there?
Was the extended telephonic conversation verified at the phone companies or was it lowered from a basket in the sky after Martin's death?
Will Dee Dee appear in court as a shrouded hologram?
:: Orlando Sentinel ::
...
Has this witness been suborned?
Don West from the George Zimmerman Defense Team has done due diligence by initiating an investigation into the authentication of Witness #8 aka Dee Dee, who remains a murky presence in this case due to lack of establishing the Sacred Chain of Evidence, which raises numerous crazy prospective scenarios.
You may remember that Dee Dee was the MacGuffin which was used, in effect, to trigger this prosecution and still constitutes the State's star witness.
Some of the questions raised by various versions
of the audio recording include the following:
Is Dee Dee some form of CGI or a real human being? Is she really as represented: a 16-year-old tender teenager from Miami Gardens? Or could she be a 23-year-old hooker from Daytona?
Was she personally acquainted with Trayvon Martin? Or is Dee Dee a spoof in some way? How many versions of Dee Dee exist? How many Dee Dee Entities are out there?
Was the extended telephonic conversation verified at the phone companies or was it lowered from a basket in the sky after Martin's death?
Will Dee Dee appear in court as a shrouded hologram?
:: Orlando Sentinel ::
...
Friday, November 30
Writing Thru The Funky Blues -
A landmark newspaper strike
in the early Sixties presaged the
trouble the American Press is in today . . .
I had been a very active student journalist under the aegis of Columbia J School no less as background to the event when I found myself in the Port Authority Building in midtown Manhattan where thousands of newspapers were normally distributed. An eerie atmosphere pervaded the building devoid of its printed products which I have never forgotten.
:: The Long Good-Bye ::
-- By Scott Sherman --
......... via romenesko .....
* * * * *
:: Marking the close of NaNoWriMo 2012,
we congratulate those who have fought the
good fight and are currently wrapping it up.
...
in the early Sixties presaged the
trouble the American Press is in today . . .
I had been a very active student journalist under the aegis of Columbia J School no less as background to the event when I found myself in the Port Authority Building in midtown Manhattan where thousands of newspapers were normally distributed. An eerie atmosphere pervaded the building devoid of its printed products which I have never forgotten.
:: The Long Good-Bye ::
-- By Scott Sherman --
......... via romenesko .....
* * * * *
:: Marking the close of NaNoWriMo 2012,
we congratulate those who have fought the
good fight and are currently wrapping it up.
...
Thursday, November 29
The Last Orange -
Who Lost Miami?
Miami's Big Orange icon is being renamed La Gran Naranja this New Year’s Eve, leaving many North Americans in SoFlo feeling disgruntled. It's the end of an era.
# Another case of rental ambiguity.
This is only the tip of a much larger iceberg.
# There has been much chatter lately
about alleged voter suppression in South Florida.
PS: I have been unusually busy this past week.
...
Miami's Big Orange icon is being renamed La Gran Naranja this New Year’s Eve, leaving many North Americans in SoFlo feeling disgruntled. It's the end of an era.
# Another case of rental ambiguity.
This is only the tip of a much larger iceberg.
# There has been much chatter lately
about alleged voter suppression in South Florida.
PS: I have been unusually busy this past week.
...
Saturday, November 24
News Notes From Florida -
Jeffrey Soffer, a principal in Turnberry Associates, survived a Thanksgiving helicopter crash in the Bahamas. His company is most well known in SoFlo for the Aventura Shopping Mall and the iconic Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel.
# A chronic problem in law enforcement: the potential theft of drugs being kept for use as evidence, which can create a revolving door of corruption. This case allegedly occurred recently in nearby Palm Beach County.
# Condo owner discovers her unit is
already occupied - not so unusual in SoFlo.
...
# A chronic problem in law enforcement: the potential theft of drugs being kept for use as evidence, which can create a revolving door of corruption. This case allegedly occurred recently in nearby Palm Beach County.
# Condo owner discovers her unit is
already occupied - not so unusual in SoFlo.
...
Saturday, November 17
Cyber Antics -
A Taliban official
has inadvertently leaked . . .
his mailing list of more than 400 email
contacts, Neil McAllister reports at The Reg.
# Max Fisher reveals the e-mail trick
Petraeus and Broadwell used to communicate.
...
has inadvertently leaked . . .
his mailing list of more than 400 email
contacts, Neil McAllister reports at The Reg.
# Max Fisher reveals the e-mail trick
Petraeus and Broadwell used to communicate.
...
Thursday, November 15
Who Said What -
Tell me, Show me, Listen . . .
Hillel Italie reports on the new 18th edition of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, the first in a decade. Bartlett's was originally published in 1855.
# Graphic attempts to diagram those believed
to be involved in the current Petraeus affair.
# Browse the FreeSound library.
...
Hillel Italie reports on the new 18th edition of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, the first in a decade. Bartlett's was originally published in 1855.
# Graphic attempts to diagram those believed
to be involved in the current Petraeus affair.
# Browse the FreeSound library.
...
Tuesday, November 13
Missteps & Misdirections -
Diabetes is the cause of most lower limb amputations in the U.S., but you would never know that if you were watching American TV in recent weeks.
In heavy rotation is a commercial featuring scary amputation portraits which are designed to persuade viewers that Smoking is the most common cause of such amputations.
Diabetes is rampant in this country, but it is also a billion-dollar profit-making business here with an entire industry pandering to it.
This "PSA" is part of a current propaganda campaign to pressure people to switch from tobacco products to proprietary replacement products belonging to the American Pharmaceutical Industry in order to increase their profits.
# Although the Homeless in Florida do not constitute a monolithic group of people, they are often abused in a dehumanizing manner, because they make easily accessible scapegoats. Florida has one of the highest Foreclosure rates in the country.
The reality is that thousands of homes stand empty and can be invaded by rats, lizards, and even coyotes, while some people seem to spend a lot of their time inventing new ways to abuse those who are less fortunate than they are.
For example: a homeless man has just been arrested in Florida for trying to recharge his mobile phone at a charging station located in a public park.
# Via Romenesko we learn that Jen Campbell, a blogger in London who works in an antiquarian bookstore, has a new book making its debut called Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores. Jerome Ludwig muses about that in Chicago.
...
In heavy rotation is a commercial featuring scary amputation portraits which are designed to persuade viewers that Smoking is the most common cause of such amputations.
Diabetes is rampant in this country, but it is also a billion-dollar profit-making business here with an entire industry pandering to it.
This "PSA" is part of a current propaganda campaign to pressure people to switch from tobacco products to proprietary replacement products belonging to the American Pharmaceutical Industry in order to increase their profits.
# Although the Homeless in Florida do not constitute a monolithic group of people, they are often abused in a dehumanizing manner, because they make easily accessible scapegoats. Florida has one of the highest Foreclosure rates in the country.
The reality is that thousands of homes stand empty and can be invaded by rats, lizards, and even coyotes, while some people seem to spend a lot of their time inventing new ways to abuse those who are less fortunate than they are.
For example: a homeless man has just been arrested in Florida for trying to recharge his mobile phone at a charging station located in a public park.
# Via Romenesko we learn that Jen Campbell, a blogger in London who works in an antiquarian bookstore, has a new book making its debut called Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores. Jerome Ludwig muses about that in Chicago.
...
Sunday, November 11
Weekend Browsing -
Today is Remembrance Day . . .
The morning began badly; it got off on the wrong foot because the yammering bobble heads on American TV aggressively tried to ruin the occasion by inserting yesterday's news into their program. The resignation of a general was not an appropriate topic for them to rant about at the start of this commemoration. I was very offended and walked out of the room.
"What images or types of information might communicate to intelligent voyagers from the great beyond something of the world our kind created (and lost)?" The Last Pictures by Trevor Paglen is reviewed by Kenneth Baker.
# A new book of essays by Julian Barnes called Through the Window is reviewed by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst.
# Punk Power: Hardcore Punk Scenes from 1980s Southern California is reviewed at the LAT.
# Fault Line by Robert Goddard is reviewed by Barry Turner.
# Sergio at his Tipping My Fedora blog explores The Yellow Dog by Georges Simenon, which was one of the first Maigret novels. And he includes some hyperlinks to other resources.
# Reminder: Miami Book Fair November 11-18th.
# Mr Rocky Books sought refuge from Hurricane Sandy at a Queens NY library where he is currently ensconced as a pampered guest.
...
The morning began badly; it got off on the wrong foot because the yammering bobble heads on American TV aggressively tried to ruin the occasion by inserting yesterday's news into their program. The resignation of a general was not an appropriate topic for them to rant about at the start of this commemoration. I was very offended and walked out of the room.
"What images or types of information might communicate to intelligent voyagers from the great beyond something of the world our kind created (and lost)?" The Last Pictures by Trevor Paglen is reviewed by Kenneth Baker.
# A new book of essays by Julian Barnes called Through the Window is reviewed by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst.
# Punk Power: Hardcore Punk Scenes from 1980s Southern California is reviewed at the LAT.
# Fault Line by Robert Goddard is reviewed by Barry Turner.
# Sergio at his Tipping My Fedora blog explores The Yellow Dog by Georges Simenon, which was one of the first Maigret novels. And he includes some hyperlinks to other resources.
# Reminder: Miami Book Fair November 11-18th.
# Mr Rocky Books sought refuge from Hurricane Sandy at a Queens NY library where he is currently ensconced as a pampered guest.
...
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