The Blogspam Bombing of WAC/P: The 3 or 4 weekly comments at What About Clients/Paris. Where did they go?
We are still trying to fix this. Over the last 6 months we have been blogspam-bombed to the tune of nearly 1000 […]
Author: Dan Hull
Washingtonian: Photos of Depression-Era D.C.
Compliments of the Library of Congress and yeoman labors by the Yale University photo archive, there are over 170,000 pictures taken between […]
Harvard, Steven Pinker and Cultural Literacy: What should we all know something about?
Once again, Cultural Literacy, anyone? What should we all know about, anyway? What does it mean to be educated? See in The […]
In Rolling Stone: “Last Tango in Kabul”
A current Rolling Stone feature by Matthieu Aikins covers the Kabul expat community from government contract boon days to the present, giving […]
NYT op-ed: 24/7 workplace email is Bad Craziness. How about time-outs evenings and weekends?
In the New York Times yesterday, contributing writer Clive Thompson, also the author of “Smarter Than You Think: How Technology Is Changing […]
America, Good Works & Bad Taste: The What About Clients/Paris Head-Out-Of-Your-Ass-Now Challenge.
Take heed that you do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise you have no reward of your […]
Today’s Sensitive Hollywood Moment.
Or Overheard in Santa Monica. A true risk-taker college friend–no matter what they tell you 95% of Duke grads are not bust-out […]
In The Atlantic: Dumbing down education, killing college and scamming law students.
In case you hadn’t heard, on page 62 of the print edition of the September issue is “The Law-School Scam” by Paul […]
August, 22, 2014. Washington, DC People from all parts of the publishing industry, from industry professionals to award-winning authors, to aspiring authors, […]
“Dizzying” transformations: The Hill, H Street, Logan Circle, U Street…
Another DC revitalization. No hookers, though. Where do they go, anyway?
New Clippers owner Steve Ballmer kicks out the jams.
Last night at the Staples Center.
Joshua Pierce’s “The Snooze Button (And Other Stuff)”.
“This book is about stuff that annoys me, like waiting in lines, babies, boring sports, and job interviews. It’s also about awesome […]
Robin McLaurin Williams (1951-2014)
Rest in Peace, Sir Robin. Man-Child. Preacher. Madman. Rogue. You were truly touched by fire. See NBC coverage.
Three Yale law students in Slate: American sex offender laws are unfair, draconian and based on bad science.
In Slate today, the article “Sex Offender Laws Have Gone Too Far” argues that both state and federal sex offender registry laws […]
What I learned at work today.
If there is something about a strategy, a client demand, a candidate for employment, a new firm policy, a document-in-progress or draft […]
(And since Thursday is the new Friday.)
“He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.” –Samuel Johnson
On the good foot.
An American story. While my fellow James Brown fan Holden Oliver (see post below) has not yet had the opportunity to see […]
Get on up, Campers.
“Early in the morning/Can’t get a ride….”
My Childhood: Bad.
I make a rich woman beg. I make a good woman steal. George Thorogood
Eat the Rich: Happy Birthday to Steven Joyce Dryden.
Two nights ago in DC’s Shaw district, an assorted bunch of us celebrated the birth (July 29), continued existence and never-ending achievements […]
A Question of Standing: Does the GOP House have any class? Does it have a good lawyer?
I used to like the GOP more. Whether or not I voted its way on a candidate or an issue, I liked […]
The Economist has had it with Putin; calls out France, Italy, Germany, US and UK.
The West as Appeasement Weenies? See Russia, MH17 and the West: A web of lies. Screaming excerpts: Since the murders of the […]
Prisoner of Rock ‘n’ Roll: Best rock refrain ever.
Lord, take me downtown, I’m just lookin’ for some tush. –Gibbons, Beard & Hill
Georgetown’s Key Bridge Gems: PBC and WCC.
I’m in Washington, D.C. this week. I usually stay on the other side of the Potomac River in downtown Washington. But this […]
The Post Pub, 1422 L Street NW, Friday, 5:00 pm, July 25, 2014.
Most of this week, and early next, I’ll be in Washington, D.C. I should be finishing work early this Friday (the 25th). […]