It’s a period piece from six months ago. I found it in Will Leitch’s review of The Girlfriend Experience.
Posts from ‘May, 2009’
More on Gladwell, unconventional strategies, etc.
Andy McKenzie writes about the various people that enjoy destroying arguments by Malcolm Gladwell and David Brooks. I read Gladwell for the stories and skip his conclusions. More on Gladwell’s article: I played Little League baseball, and one of the coaches in the league told all but two of his players to keep the bat [...]
Sign of the (New York) Times
Take a look at this article from the NYT. There are hyperlinks all over it, and not just the usual ones linking to related stories at the NYT – they’re links to stories and background from all over the Internet, including Bloomberg.com, the CDC, and others. I must admit I’m surprised, but this is a [...]
Create your own briefing book
I went and saw Karl Rove speak at CMC last semester; one of the things that struck me about his speech was when he described the President’s daily routine. The President’s time is divided into fifteen or thirty minute blocks, each allotted to a specific group, with little time in between for preparation or formality, [...]
