Syntax of Things Reviews New Oxford American
The excellent Syntax of Things gave a nice preview of the new issue of the Oxford American. I just got my copy so I can’t comment on much, but the SoT folks provide a detailed discussion of the magazine’s contents. I did notice that Marc Smirnoff’s Editor’s Box column focuses on the personality and painting…
continue reading11 Books that Explain the South
Several newspapers picked up an Associated Press report that provided Richard Howorth’s suggestions for 11 books that explain the South and all it’s complexity. Howorth is the owner of Square Books and a past president of the American Booksellers Association. His list is interesting and challenging. Certainly, you’ll have books you think he left out.…
continue readingLink Wray Dies at 76
Guitar great Link Wray passed away at the age of 76. CNN provided a nice recap of his life and career. The article also included some great quotes about his influence on other guitar players. “He is the king; if it hadn’t been for Link Wray and Rumble, I would have never picked up a…
continue readingSync Magazine Closes
It’s an unfortunate reality of the journalism and publishing business that magazines don’t succeed. And that sometimes they are given up for dead by the media conglomerates that own them. And so goes the fate of Sync. About twenty of the magazine’s employee’s will be laid off or transferred to other areas of the Ziff…
continue readingAhhh, the Free Rein of the Successful
Joe Queenan is one of my favorite writers and his New York Times book review of Generation Rx: How Prescription Drugs are Altering American Lives, Minds, and Bodies by Greg Crister makes me realize how nice it must be to have free rein from editors. As aspiring authors, we often aren’t given room to run,…
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