Stop reading newspapers that ask dumb questions, such as “Is the presidential race too long?”
What if we asked, “Should political debates be actual debates?” Maybe that’s kids stuff to the campaign experts of the world.
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Where Are the Good Book Reviews?
January asks why book coverage decreases while book publishing increases. “Newspaper owners don’t see book reviews as revenue producers,” he writes, and then he complains about certain bloggers.
Angst and the Anti-angst
Did Lars review of The Last Detective leave you cold? Did you start questioning his loyalties? Could he have been paid off by Crais or Crais’ evil publisher (doesn’t matter who it is b/c all of them are e.v.i.l. money-grubbing capitalists)? If so, perhaps you agree with Lynne Scanlon, who says, The First Thing We Do, Let’s Kill All the Book Reviewers. She raises several good angst-ridden points, but I plan to continue taking my life in my hands by reviewing the books I read. I’m sure Lars will too. We’re building trust here at Brandywine Books–trust you can bank on.
Which leads me to wonder if we should set up one of those Amazon Associate accounts or a recommendations page. Tip jar, maybe. Advertising. Hmmm.
Do They Drive Their Readers Away?
More on the death of the creature popularly called “newspaper.”
What Does ‘Christian Writing’ Look Like?
Andree Seu met with a small group to talk about Christians writing, I believe, both fiction and non-fiction of any type. She draws a lesson from it which she didn’t anticipate.
Not Writing for the Market
“The interrogator referred to the poem as a ‘document’ and to its writing as a terrorist ‘act.'” Read about the poem which became a sixteen-line death sentence.
I Want to Be a Nobody
I was talking to my good wife about some young ladies in our church who are graduating college and grad school this year, and my eight-year-old overheard me. She asked me what grad school was.
“Some people pursue advanced education after college,” I said. “That’s what you get in grad school. In fact, some jobs require you to have advanced training.”
“Like doctors and lawyers,” said the wife.
“Some people get advanced education that isn’t tied directly to a job,” I continued. “I thought about going to grad school myself, but I didn’t. I guess I could still go, but I haven’t.”
My little girl asked, “You didn’t go to grad school?”
“No.”
“Why didn’t you go to grad school? Because you didn’t want to be anybody?”
“No, I decided not to.”
“I don’t want to be anybody either.”
That’s my girl, striving for excellence right out of the nursery.
“No one who loves pain itself”
Now, this is a find! Everyone’s familiar with the old saying, “Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit…” Ok, maybe not everyone, but perhaps you are familiar with the placeholder text used in page layouts called “Lorem Ipsum.” I found a website that generates this text for you in the format you need, and not only that, they sell merchandise with Lorem Ipsum on it. Maybe not as cool as the stuff at veer.com, but close.
Steven Vincent Tomorrow on NOW
As you pray for peace and the advancement of the gospel of Christ around the world today, you may be interested in knowing about a TV show coming up.
The late journalist Steven Vincent, murdered in Iraq for being a light in the darkness, will be the subject of David Brancaccio’s NOW on PBS tomorrow night.
On Modern Fatherhood
As you pray for people in our country and the world today on our National Day of Prayer, you may entreat the Lord on behalf of some families you know.
Related links:
“What if someone said a mother is optional in a child’s life?”