Blog is a Mix Tape

Speakeasy: The Future of Publishing?

2007-12-31T19:22:47Z

A few years ago, my first novel was published. It did pretty well, won an award, was translated and sold around the world; the movie rights were even optioned. Now I want to put it online — no charge, no hook, no catch. My motivation is simple: gr...

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one line: what i've been saying all along

2007-12-28T23:43:13Z

1. The writers won't win the current strike.

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2007 Wrap-Up

2007-12-27T23:50:00Z

I had grand plans to do a post a day about my favorite 2007 things starting about 2 weeks ago but life got in the way. It's hard to write when grandma's in town and a Felicia returns and you're stuffing your face all the daggone time. So, here's ...

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FTW !=For The Win

2007-12-27T19:41:36Z

Ch-ch-ch-chea FTW, originally uploaded by gwen. I'm exasperated every time FTW is used as "For The Win." Every Time I see it, I think "Fuck The World!" Gwen finds proof that I'm not crazy. Everybody else is.

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one line: reading was once bad for your health

2007-12-26T17:38:53Z

Advice about when and where not to read was once a medical specialty.

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about ugc and you and me

2007-12-20T18:41:43Z

Michelle's Consuming Louisville post about her local radio station's UGC photo promotion prompted a pretty impassioned response from me in her comments so I figured the topic deserved a longer treatise from me here. I should be working right now b...

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tv without tv: yarg y'cam

2007-12-18T15:02:42Z

I miss television. But the web makes it all better. Via a tweet by calinative, I present Yarg Y'Cam: Much more here.

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song for sunday: the 2007 album that haunts me

2007-12-16T16:33:57Z

if it's the reclusive life that Burial seeks, he might just be his own worst enemy, because his new album, Untrue, bests Burial's fans' wildest hopes for the followup. Burial was a worthy, sometimes thrilling record-- an impressive debut-- but i...

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prelude: what last.fm says about my 2007

2007-12-16T08:20:44Z

Top Artists 1 Björk 559 2 Jay-Z 509 3 Common 440 4 NPR 438 5 Madlib 365 6 Talib Kweli 350 7 Little Brother 345 ...

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how i got the holiday spirit

2007-12-16T02:01:34Z

Flux blog posted this recently. I listened to it this morning and laughed within the first 5 seconds and then smiled throughout. As if by magic, this site was covered in snow and all my holiday gifts were purchased. My heart had grown two sizes ...

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