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Saturday, August 9, 2014

Why I Hate Yelp and Love My Wife

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(With apologies to James Thurber  -- and his short story, "What Do You Mean It Was Brillig?) I was sitting with my iPad on the couc...
Friday, August 8, 2014

Not That I Have Anything Against Cats...

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Post by Bob Varettoni .
Friday, August 1, 2014

Let Us Now Praise Harper Lee: A Review of "The Mockingbird Next Door"

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The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee  by  Marja Mills My rating:  4 of 5 stars After reading “The Mockingbird Next Door,”...
Friday, July 25, 2014

Writing Lessons From Microsoft and Weird Al Yankovic

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This week I have been humbled by Microsoft and Al Yankovic. First came the  “Hello There”  memo that announced 12,500 layoffs amid a mo...
Friday, July 11, 2014

Why Do Journalists Chase Redheads?

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Because, in the spirit of Willie Sutton , that’s where the money is. Visiting Bloomberg offices recently , I learned that “redheads” are w...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

There's Something About Mary

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This headline isn’t unique . Neither is this photo collage of the shrines to Mary in my New Jersey neighborhood ( see here ). Neither am ...
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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Pretending to Be Famous

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Step and repeat . That’s what you call the photos taken in front of promotional banners at charity and awards events. It’s also where, to...
Thursday, June 19, 2014

“Ulysses" in the Age of Buzzfeed

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Marilyn Monroe reading "Ulysses" Did you know... you have an 8-second attention span? That’s one second less than a goldfish’...
Wednesday, June 11, 2014

The First Rule of "Gotcha Journalism"

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"Fight Club" fans already know the answer to this. The first rule of "gotcha journalism" is you do not talk about ...