Civic-oriented Virginia blog joins TBD network—plus thoughts on W. Post and Georgetown Dish
I’ve poked at the TBD hyperlocal site for not having enough civic-oriented blogs in its network—the Washington area is heavier
Category: The Solomon Scandals
Philip Roth’s new novel: A do-it-yourself ‘Nemesis,’ plus a few thoughts on Roth vs. e-books
Philip Roth was an evil literary influence on me. I don’t write like him, but love his sarcasm, irony and
Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ banned from English classes in rural Missouri schools
"In English, children are also required to read a book called ‘Slaughterhouse Five.’ This is a book that contains so
A not-so-loving look at the Washington Post’s Marcus Brauchli from the Columbia Journalism Review—and my own take from afar
In The Solomon Scandals, George McWilliams runs a word-mill at the fictitious Washington Telegram—using his Rolex to time reporters writing
After Skyline high-rise collapse: Yells from rescuers atop the debris, silence from the ruins—and a chilling news segment from Channel 9
The chilling aftermath of the 1973 Skyline high-rise collapse in Falls Church, VA—where 14 workers died and 34 suffered injuries—shows
Don’t just worry about ‘books,’ Jack—worry about libraries, indie stores, e-formats and DRM
Jack Shafer, the Slate “Press Box” columnist, is mourning the “fallen status” of the traditional paper book, which he thinks
The Solomon Scandals novel vs. online gossip about Skyline Towers and the intel community
The Solomon Scandals is a novel, but two actual events helped inspire it and are the topics of online gossip
A guide to the Solomon Scandals site
What? A Web site about a novel—and yet here’s a series of articles on hyperlocal journalism? My explanation: The Solomon
The new question: How did the false rape allegations happen against WikiLeaker? Any governments responsible?
Update, 11:41 a.m. and after: Well, that was fast. The Swedes have withdrawn the warrant for Julian Assange, saying the
David Rothman at Large 