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Sven Birkerts and the Frightening Fitzroya
Being wrong is wonderful! It’s a bit like accidentally walking into a fitzroya and suddenly realizing that there’s this large evergreen that you didn’t know about. Suddenly, you’re forced to alter your...
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Is Thomas Hawk a First-Rate Jerk?
Thomas Hawk is at it again. But this time, he’s determined to smear a man’s reputation based on his own decidedly subjective account. For those who haven’t followed Hawk’s blog, Hawk is a San...
View ArticleResponding to Dixon: August 14
Darby: About these protean layouts of yours, I recognize the compulsions of a fellow neurotic. Really, sir, it’s the words that count more than anything else. And it seems to me that you’re tinkering...
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The Bat Segundo Show: Heather Armstrong
Heather Armstrong appeared on The Bat Segundo Show #276. Heather Armstrong is most recently the author of It Sucked and Then I Cried. [This is the first show in which a guest's Twitter feed emerges...
View ArticleKindle Bloggers Become Amazon’s Bitches
This blog will not be distributed through Kindle. I cannot possibly give away so many of my rights for a mere 30% of the cut. To put this into perspective, even the Scribd General Terms of Use limits...
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Interview with the FTC’s Richard Cleland
This morning, the Federal Trade Commission announced that its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials would be revised in relation to bloggers. The new guidelines (PDF) specified...
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When the Flock Changed: David Foster Wallace & Maud Newton
In a recent piece for The New York Times, Maud Newton makes the suggestion that David Foster Wallace’s essays — more than Cheetos, beer, amusing cat videos, and Jolt Cola — are largely to blame for...
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