Category Archives: Writers

Not the Valentine I had in mind, but still

Crikey! Guess who’s in the henhouse now! The priestess of Paglinism returneth, and I almost missed the party. Gratuitous hair reference? Check. Gratuitous insults toward bloggers? Check… OK, I agreed with her on that one in part, even though I am one of the great unwashed. Gratuitous oohing and aahing over a blond sex symbol?Continue reading “Not the Valentine I had in mind, but still”

White House Sex Tapes

This is not a ploy to drum up traffic via pervy search hits I hardly ever read “Vanity Fair” anymore – but contributing editor Wolcott inevitably seduces me into picking up the latest issue. His latest offering, “Why Are British Sex Scandals So Much Better than Ours”?, contains (as usual) a spot-on observation regarding publicContinue reading “White House Sex Tapes”

Smart, handsome, successful writers are a rare breed indeed

And when they’re gunned down, the planet is the poorer for it. Journalists have tremendous power, and their murderers fear it, hate it, and believe in it. You wouldn’t bother destroying something you didn’t believe in. So, to Hrant Dink. I could barely pronounce his first name the first time I saw it in print,Continue reading “Smart, handsome, successful writers are a rare breed indeed”

Of all pseudo-scientific bullshit…

This article on the BBC really takes the cake. Dr Devendra Singh scoured references to fictional beauties from modern times back to early Indian literature. He found that slimness was the most common term of praise from an author. So he’s researching literature. That’s all fine and well. We like literature. We’re on board… UntilContinue reading “Of all pseudo-scientific bullshit…”