Elizabeth Gilbert can “eat, pray, love” all she wants, but she shouldn’t be writing.
Category: books
you read it here first
Last week I wrote of pixels and plastic, about ebooks and the future, pointing out that I'm reading more—both electronically and on paper—since ebooks have become more accessible. An article in the Wall Street Journal today reports that Amazon says customers are buying 3.3 times as many books as they did before they purchased a… Continue reading you read it here first
of plastic and pixels
I can download a new book in 60 seconds, without driving to the bookstore. I’ve seen the handwriting on the wall, or at least the typeface on the screen. And it looks and feels better than ever.
making a case for civility
One of my favorite columnist is Peggy Noonan, a former speech writer for Ronald Reagan who now writes for the Wall Street Journal. She was a producer for CBS before she worked for Reagan, and has written several books since, including the well-received Patriotic Grace: What It Is and Why We Need It Now. (You… Continue reading making a case for civility
too cool for the cross
References to Stephen Colbert and Lady Gaga, church sponsored screenings of R-rated films, and pastors with skinny jeans and $80 haircuts may not actually be what young people are looking for.
the daysman 