The Tour, Chapter One
Ever imagine reading to a cheering stadium of millions? How about a single, disinterested Barnes & Noble customer? It’s one thing to write a book; it’s another to publicize it.
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14 April 2005
New York's currently: partly cloudy, mostly sunny, forever and ever, amen House votes for the fourth time in four years to kill the estate tax. Round-up in Iraq: Hostage appears on tape, multiple bomb deaths, Marines battle guerrillas on the Syrian border. When one thinks of orthodox,
13 April 2005
New York's currently: crossing the street for more sun Controversy over U.S. diplomat-nominee John Bolton grows as his background is revealed, such as the time he tried to fire an analyst for disputing his (unfounded) claim that Cuba had biological weapons. Sen. Biden brightens up the
The Commitments
You invest your aspirations and your savings account into recording an album, and then place it in someone else’s hands to finish, and perhaps ruin with a drum and bass remix.
Post Hacks
Upon reading Andrew Womack’s “life hacks” article, I was reminded of a piece of information shared with me by my mother: If you’re short on postage stamps (and don’t have any wildlife stamps), then reverse the addressee’s address with your own on the envelope. The letter
12 April 2005
New York's currently: jealous of people who give great tennis Insurgents attack U.S. base with gunmen, car bombs, and a firetruck loaded with explosives, second big attack in two weeks. Bush prods Sharon to curb growth in Palestinian territories. Tennessee suitmaker beats outsourcing by importing master tailors
Screw the R.A. (Wait, You Already Did)
Elisabeth Eckleman just left home, and has a lot of difficult decisions ahead of her. In this installment, Elisabeth tells Kat about what’s been going on with Geoff. You decide what happens next.
11 April 2005
New York's currently: switching outerwear every hour U.S. military commanders say "significant" troop reductions possible in Iraq by early next year. In an effort to quell the insurgency, new Iraqi president wants to offer combatants amnesty for attacks--but that deal wouldn't be
Fame!
It’s one thing to be Mario Lopez and have a single claim to the history books, but it’s quite another to distinguish your celebrity with a striking, but unrecognized achievement.
8 April 2005
New York's currently: awfully fond of you Chinese Navy buildup worries Pentagon. As Little Orphan Annie lands in a North Korean jail, other funnies get wardrobe and dialogue updates to stay fresh. Pope's remains captured by thousands of cell-phone cameras (unembalmed, that is). Legislators battle