Edward Champion's Return of the Reluctant"often bitterly funny" -- NewsdayNew Feed- July 27, 2005 Okay, folks, if you haven't already visited edrants.com, the site has undergone an aesthetic and functional overhaul (what's known in the trade as a "redesign"). Here's a link to a new RSS feed. If you are a Bloglines subscriber, we're...http://www.edrants.com/reluctant/002294.html Baldness and Huzzahs- July 27, 2005 At the moment, we're contemplating just how rapid our hair has receded in the past year. Quite literally, it has gone from a benign recession to something that is now quite serious. It is now falling out faster than snow....http://www.edrants.com/reluctant/002293.html Note to RSS Feed Readers- July 27, 2005 Due to forthcoming (and long overdue) events, you may or may not have to resubscribe to the feed (although it's looking more like the former). I apologize for this. I am trying to figure out how to presere the feed...http://www.edrants.com/reluctant/002292.html Not Fishing on Multiple Fronts- July 26, 2005 I had hoped to get to the Tanenhaus Brownie Watch this week. But I appear to be, once again, time-challenged. But congratulations to Maud for scoring a review. Posting will be light over the next day, as I work on...http://www.edrants.com/reluctant/002291.html Segundo Central- July 26, 2005 A rudimentary site for the Bat Segundo Show is now up. More to come....http://www.edrants.com/reluctant/002285.html Pelosi Reveals Number of Issues the Democrats Will Actually Fight For This Year- July 25, 2005http://www.edrants.com/reluctant/002284.html Mass Market Paperback: Friend or Foe- July 25, 2005 Sarah has an interesting post about mass market paperback ghettoization. She writes: But sometimes, it makes sense for a writer to be published in mass market PBO. Especially if they haven't been heard from in some time. After the jump,...http://www.edrants.com/reluctant/002283.html The Moral of the Story: If You're Jean-Paul Gaultier, You'll Be Gunned Down, But Not For Being French.- July 25, 2005 International Herald Tribune: "A statement Friday said that Menezes' 'clothing and his behavior at the station added to their suspicions,' apparently referring to reports that he was wearing a bulky jacket on a summer day."...http://www.edrants.com/reluctant/002282.html Remind Me to Leave My Cell Phone At Home More Often- July 25, 2005 Wired:"Cell phones know whom you called and which calls you dodged, but they can also record where you went, how much sleep you got and predict what you're going to do next....People should not be too concerned about the data...http://www.edrants.com/reluctant/002281.html Up Next in Slate: Meghan O'Rourke Expends 1,000 Words on Whether She Should Get a Nonfat Hazelnut Latte or an Espresso in the Morning- July 25, 2005 Slate: "The Kite Runner -- Do I really have to read it" This article -- did you really have to write it...http://www.edrants.com/reluctant/002280.html |