February 2010
15 posts
Going pro →
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If it bleeds, it leads
I have come to relish the grisly details.
The homeless man who beat up his girlfriend over a library card and broken laptop computer, the dead man found floating in a stream by a group of small children riding their bikes, the USM employee found face down in her cubicle by a janitor, the homeless man on campus — a former student, now paralyzed by fear of God’s wrath — who stops me to read...
Letter from the Editor
Originally printed in The Free Press, Feb. 8, 2010
When I’m not reporting for the Free Press, compulsively updating Twitter or avoiding homework, I like to read trashy books about cut-throat political campaigns. The most recent contribution, Game Change, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, has captivated my attention for the past week with its fly-on-the-wall look at the 2008 presidential...
Letter from the Editor
Originally printed in The Free Press, Feb. 1, 2010
I’m the first to admit I spend way too much time on Twitter. I use it constantly to find and share news stories, post irreverent haiku, and stalk professional journalists. To many, the social networking sight seems pointless. But as a journalist, Twitter is invaluable. And as a verbose, narcissistic misanthrope, the service satisfies my...
Letter from the Editor
Originally printed in The Free Press, Jan. 25, 2010.
Watching Conan O’Brien go down in flames was the high point of the month for me. Like many of his fans, I never watched the Tonight Show — I don’t own a TV — but he has always been my favorite late night host. So when Conan declared war on NBC for demoting him by switching his show’s time, I watched online and laughed with my...
“Quite often during the past several years I have felt myself a sleepwalker,...”
– Joan Didion, The White Album
listening to "This Magic Moment - Lou Reed" →
Last one from Lost Highway. Patricia Arquette walking in slow motion from the car. Originally recorded by Ben E. King and The Drifters in 1960.
listening to "Nine Inch Nails The Perfect Drug" →
Also from Lost Highway. I have a huge soft spot for NIN. Well, not so much a soft spot. More like a gaping black hole where my heart should be.
listening to "David Bowie - I →
On a different note, this song is awesome. It’s from Lost Highway, which I’ve seen a dozen times, and love.
listening to "Sade - No Ordinary Love" →
Sade always makes me feel like taking sensual baths and lighting scented candles… by myself.
listening to "Steely Dan - Black Cow" →
This is why I ask people to call me Steely Dan.
listening to "Donnie Darko - Mad World" →
Good tune; hard to listen to that without thinking of Donnie Darko @JustinNXT.
listening to "Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon... →
Good day so far.
listening to "Shuggie Otis - Sparkle City" →
I’m finally down with Pandora. Was really into Last.fm, but the Shuggie Otis station is way too good here.
