Bypassing school censors
Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five and Sarah Ockler’s Twenty Boy Summer got official thumbs-downs this week from a comstock-bullied school board in
Category: The Solomon Scandals
AdWords finally working
Update, 7:51 a.m., July 20: The AdWords gods have sent me other notes recommending Amazon-style features but for now are
More on AdWords’ nitpicking
Update, 5:53 p.m.: I’ve just heard from Google’s Alan Davidson and will not be calling the FTC tomorrow. As a
‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ movie on real estate hell: ‘Coffee’s for closers’ and ‘Only one thing counts in this life. Get them to sign on the line which is dotted.’
";” alt=””> Not everyone in real estate or construction is Washington-smooth like Sy Solomon. Thanks to my friend Court
Ah, yes! To the Flemish Cap, Speaker Boehner!
";” alt=””> Film as perfect budget-crisis metaphor? As generic rhetoric, some in Washington may talk of a “perfect storm” of
How to ‘Scandalize’ your book group—either the online or in-person kind
The Solomon Scandals is fiction—a mix of suspense, tragedy and satire—but more than a little history lurks within in it.
Tony, please stay in Congress—you’re good for ‘Scandals’ sales
Like almost all other novels by unknowns, The Solomon Scandals has faced its challenges, but now my book has a
Overview of ‘The Solomon Scandals’ novel—a trade paperback from Twilight Times Books
Ever wonder why our politicians, business leaders, and media figures so often disappoint us, and what happens after the scandals?
Writer’s tiny N.Y.C. apartment: Comfy or scary? I say it’s a mix. Time for Felice Cohen to try e-books as a space-saver?
";” alt=””> Felice Cohen is happy here. I’m not sure if I’d be, although I envy her ability as an
David Rothman at Large 