I don’t know about you guys, but I am pretty excited to be on book one hundred, myself. At any rate, this book is by Paul Theroux, who is a prolific and beloved travel writer. Now, I am normally a big Theroux fan, but this book sort of put me off. It had a very …
Daily Archives: 8 April, 2008
Rigid Cockatoos
Congestion pricing for New York City is struck down. Bummer. As Pulitzer finalists and prizes are announced, inevitably some of the honorees are called into question. The Guardian tests the “food for a fiver” plan, and finds it wanting. Bloggers just got their day in court, and the right to rant has been protected. But …
In the Underwear Drawer
For some reason, I’ve noticed a lot more articles about parents snooping on their children popping up in the news lately, following hard on the heels of a series of articles in several major papers about how online activity in general is much more closely watched than most consumers realize. It seems that as we …