What makes the Alphasmart Neo interesting is what it doesn’t do. It’s a word processor—a full-sized keyboard with a six-line LCD screen—and that’s all. For writers like me who can’t stand writing longhand but fall prey to the seductions of the computer
Whether or not the new head of FEMA knows what’s best for New Orleans is a matter of concern—at least for the one person who knows he knows what’s best for the city. Presenting a manifesto, a proposal, a parvum opus from one Mr. Ignatius J. Reilly.
New York's currently: only 97 shopping days until Christmas North Korea pledges to end its nu--wait, no, not until they get their nuclear reactor. With North Korea, there may never be a final deal. Its history of unpredictability and reversals preclude that. With tropical storm Rita now
Most of today’s bestsellers will be forgotten in 60 years, and some of the least-known books will be hailed as classics. For the latter category, I nominate The Furies, Janet Hobhouse’s extraordinary novel-cum-memoir. Very moving and double-fudge rich, it’s a slow burn about
When a child is on the way, the last months can seem agonizingly slow. So does it help, when you’re finally ready, to have your mother suggest you and your wife are ambivalent about the whole baby thing?
New York's currently: pouffy-haired non-stop North Korea pledges to end its nuclear weapons program, U.S. agrees to respect its sovereignty. One billion dollars plundered from Iraq's defense ministry. Millions of Afghans voted in the country's first free legislative elections in more
Besides appreciating certain olfactory delights on their own merits, I am a normal neurotic American, bombarded with commercial messages about personal malodorousness: breath, body, foot, hair, and clothing, not to mention my indulgence in what is to some the anti-social habit of smoking cigars. Thus, I approve of Kiehl’
New York's currently: doing everything to get nothing done In address, Bush pledges federal aid in Gulf Coast rebuilding and help for affected families, including tax relief, job training, and housing. Conservatives in Congress lose their minds over Bush's proposed spending. Op: Big speeches from Bush
I rarely play computer games, and Doukutsu Monogatari is the reason. It seemed a like a harmless and fairly uninteresting diversion when I started, but that was before I spent weeks glued to my PC during every available moment. An old-school sidescrolling platformer, reminiscent of Nintendo games such as
Do fiction writers put their best face forward in their work or in their private lives? Will the next story always be the one that maybe gets it right? A conversation with the extraordinary author about the craft.
