Brightly Bespoke
My stylish colleagues over at The Sporting Life will be excited to know that Jay McInerney shares their affinity for bespoke clothing. In this quick and questionnaire with Vanity Fair, McInerney takes about finely tailored clothing, potbellied pigs, and the despair of an absent wine list. By the way, if you’re interested in increasing your sartorial splendor at…
continue readingThe Good Life Reviewed
Jay McInerney’s newest novel was reviewed in today’s edition of the New York Times and I’m not in the slightest bit surprised by the critic’s opinions. When you see that Michiko Kakutani is the reviewer, you can bet a car payment on the outcome. In some ways Kakutani praises McInerney’s work. She writes that…
continue readingA Question of Balance & Focus
As I stare at Microsoft project plans during the day, balancing workloads, examining the work breakdown structure, and wondering if system test will ever finish, I find myself spending hours upon hours contemplating time, capacity, and available work cycles. It’s funny that I spend so much time at the office pondering work plans when my own…
continue readingMailer on Writing Courses
I was reading Norman Mailer’s The Spooky Art: Thoughts on Writing and came across his justification for writing courses. With all the controversy over the value of a creative writing education, I thought Mailer offered a pretty good explanation. If there is one reason above others for taking a writing course, it is to…
continue readingKing As Valuable As Joyce
At least almost equal in the eyes of one enterprising eBayer… I’m fascinated by eBay. The way people price their wares is amazing. Sometimes you find incredible bargains, other times you find outlandishly high prices. You decide on this case. A book dealer in New York is offering an uncorrected proof of Stephen King’s Carrie for…
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