May 2011
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Beating a horse—metaphorically speaking—until...
According to the Associated Press Stylebook—Slate’s bible for all things punctuation- and grammar-related—there are two main prose uses—the abrupt change and the series within a phrase—for the em dash. The guide does not explicitly say that writers can use the dash in lieu of properly crafting sentences, or instead of a comma or a parenthetical or a colon—and yet in practical usage, we do....
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Tumblr Spotlight? Really?
Because clearly the one thing this platform needs is yet another popularity contest and editorial circle-jerk.
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“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your...”
– Isaac Newton, 1680
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Twinkle
ministryofapostrophes:
Madeline sobbed when she sat down at her piano that day. She did her best to play a Bartók concerto while tears rolled down her bony cheeks and splashed onto the old keys.
She hadn’t cried so hard—or at all, for that matter—in the two years of forced seclusion in her 16th floor apartment. It made her feel weak and sentimental, and there was room for neither emotional...
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Hypnophant: Jan Smith Photography →
hypnophant:
Fallen | Luxor 1
Pripyat Stella - Jan Smith 2011
Painting Moscow Space Museum -Photo Jan Smith
Nouadhibou | Vessel 4
Jan Smith is a photographer-artist who “explores the realm of the overlooked. His images invite query because they do not immediately show themselves; they live in…
Are you following Anne? You should be. She posts amazing stuff with great links, and for...
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You're welcome.
Let’s say you put out a call for advice/guidance/anecdotes/help on your blog, whether direct or implied, and you get a thoughtful personal response from me (or anyone, for that matter) that clearly took a bit of time to put together.
I think common courtesy dictates that you should at least acknowledge that you received it, yes?
Crap like that would normally roll right off of me, but this...
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Snapture? Raperture?
Just trying to think of what to name my new iPhone app that will allow you to take and share photos of all your friends being sucked into the sky during this Saturday’s big Armageddony-Raptury thing.
I can't decide if I want to participate in...
Maybe I’ll just go with Mischief. It’s the lazy way out.
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EPISCOPALIENS!
Someone needs to draw that for me.
[ Sweeney, Smallbone… I’m looking in your direction… ]
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Icarus Keen..
..is pretty much the best character name I’ve ever come up with.
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Something about a door closing and a window...
Hats off to my pals like Mat who are earning the awesome full-time writing jobs they deserve. Unfortunately, I’m still freelance, and more unfortunate still, not getting nearly enough new work.
On the plus side, I did land a sweet part-time gig doing some curatorial work for the motion picture department of the George Eastman House, so I’ll be spending a large part of my days in film...
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WatchA short, heartfelt message to some of my friends who are feeling low today.
Derby whatnow?
It’s not that I don’t understand the event, because I do. I guess I just have a different take on it than most folks.
All I saw on TV was an hour of tanned, privileged white people in bespoke suits talking about traditions and such, then two minutes of beautiful creatures being whipped, then another half hour of privileged white people handing trophies and money to one another.
It...
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ALL THE HISTAMINES
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Meme-o-the-day
I have no fake quotes to contribute today.
