You know those things that are half meme, half chain letter? Where someone tags you and you have to answer a bunch of questions or play a game and then tag a bunch more people? Well, I got tagged in
John Irving at the Ryman Auditorium
John Irving at the Ryman Auditorium Originally uploaded by Kate O’ “Suppression is very American. … If you don’t like abortion, don’t have one. … Why should it matter to straight couples if gay couples get married?” – John Irving,
Look here, youngun. I’m a danged EXPERT, and I say…
My first article in Circulation Management’s “Monday Morning Expert” column is now up on their web site: Can’t believe anyone believes a word I say with a promo picture like that. 🙂
Kiss and make up, kiss of death, or how about just vamping for the camera.
You know all those articles I’ve been linking about Maghound? Well, in case it wasn’t obvious, it’s an initiative I’m keeping my eye on. Time Inc. is launching this online magazine service in late Q3, and oh by the way,
A wordle of my own
I’ve seen some cool wordles, but it wasn’t until a friend posted one she created using a recent research paper that I got inspired to create one of my own. This wordle uses my “manifesto,” which was a 37-page, 6,889-word
Tree-friendly reads for Earth Day
We’ve just launched a promotion on Magazines.com that spotlights titles printed on recycled or sustainably harvested paper. Earth Day wasn’t originally on our seasonal marketing calendar (silly oversight) so we pulled this together on very short notice, and I’m proud
Two more to add to my magazine addic-… er, collection
One of the things that intrigues me about magazines is that, taken as a set, the magazines you bother to subscribe to have an awful lot to say about who you are and what you’re passionate about. Of course, not
Femininity and feminism, and a magazine called Skirt!
theogeo critiques a new magazine called Skirt! (yes, the banger is part of the title) with which she is obliquely associated: Tell me you’ve got a publication for strong, successful women and I’ll usually be all, “Okay, right on,” thinking
"What I read on my summer vacation" by Kate O'
Finished reading Nick Hornby’s How To Be Good last night. I haven’t read anything else by Hornby, but I enjoyed both the film adaptations of About A Boy and High Fidelity, and in the commentary for the latter, the Weitz
Sometimes I really doubt my ability to do anything
I’ve been skimming through “Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal: The Art of Transforming a Life into Stories” (what kind of book, I ask you, has two subtitles?). I think I don’t use this forum enough to be honest