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The Solomon Scandals novel, politicians, the media, the Washington area, tech and other surrealism:

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November 2, 2010 Media

I hate video games: Why do newspapers and magazines FORCE me to play them?

If you love video games—fine. But will the Washington Post, New York Times and a good part of the rest

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November 1, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Link between keyboard noise and good prose? How to find the clicky keyboard of your dreams—if that’s your thing

Might American newspapers and journalistic Web sites be too quiet these days? Here I’m not talking about silence on Afghanistan

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October 31, 2010 Politicians / The Solomon Scandals

TSA airport ‘security’ bullies excel as unwitting Tea Party recruiters

I’ll leave the graphic Orwellian details to The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, but the Transportation Security Administration has finally outdone itself

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October 24, 2010 Charles Smith / Media / Politicians / Sen. Ribicoff / Washington area life

Odd omission: Charles E. Smith family missing from Washingtonian list of movers and shakers

The Charles E. Smith family built the giant Crystal City complex near Ronald Reagan National Airport and donated hundreds of

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October 21, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Washington Post iPad app due by year’s end: Slate-ish layout someday?

If I ruled the world and the Washington Post, you would have been able to read the paper on a

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October 14, 2010 Media / Washington area life

TBD’s correction of the year—and my rec for news sites: Software to show ALL post-pub changes

Congratulations to TBD.com and sex-and-gender blogger Amanda Hess, who owned up to the goof of the century or at least

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October 13, 2010 Politicians / Washington area life

Jonathan Franzen’s ‘Freedom’: Enjoy the amusing Washington novel inside

As if the stolen glasses weren’t enough, Jonathan Franzen is in the news for not making the final cut in

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October 12, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Washington Post columnist: ‘Fair number of readers’ wanted LESS on Quinn Bradlee’s wedding

How much coverage of Quinn Bradlee’s wedding is enough in the Washington Post, where his father was the Watergate-era editor

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October 12, 2010 Media / Washington area life

Quinn Bradlee’s wedding reception draws noise complaint—and three more sentences in WaPo

Well, the Washington Post has now published more than three sentences about the Quinn Bradlee-Pary Anbaz Williamson wedding festivities this

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