The New York Times says of Kazuo Ishiguro's When We Were Orphans, "his fullest achievement yet," and I'm not quite there. While I typically agree with their assessment and I like his storytelling ability, he...
If on the east coast and playing in or interested in what's happening in the social media space (particularly on the political front), there is a political bloggers party in Cambridge tomorrow night, Monday, October...
I feel as if I move from one book launch party to the next......Despite the length of time I've been doing what "I do," I remain amazed and grateful at how many authors I know...
I am recently reminded of Vivian Gornick again. I’m not really in love with her or her writing but I am in love with her ability to bring you to a place so sacred and...
Although written a few weeks ago, I just came across this ZDNET article on South African township cell phone penetration. Having spent a chunk of time there, I know that locals use them frequently and...
I have to admit – getting to New Zealand wasn’t easy. Why is it when you book your trip months in advance you think that the trade off of having a layover for less money...
I was an airplane recently and met Gary, a 36 year old project manager who was going through a divorce. We were standing in the middle of the aisle waiting for the bathroom and although...
Like many people in the technology industry, I travel quite a bit, including those coast-to-coast flights, the leg that was easy to book direct, often reasonably priced, fairly painless, and rarely overbooked and …. You...
