Journalism
MICHAEL POLLAN, ALOUD at the LA Central Public Library
By Tom Teicholz at 11 February, 2008, 12:37 am
As I was checking in to the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley with my family this weekend, I saw a familiar face sitting in the lobby — Michael Pollan, the now well known author of such books as “The Omnivore’s Dilemma.” I haven’t seen Michael in several years (I still think of him as “Mike [...]
Read More >>The Ghost of Vanity Fair Oscar Parties Past
By Tom Teicholz at 7 February, 2008, 2:11 pm
Vanity Fair has canceled its Oscar party – Given that the party had gotten so big and had become such a big production, taking a year off must come as a relief to many, certainly at Vanity Fair.
The stated reason is the writer’s strike — a feeling that regardless of the outcome, even if [...]
Earl Butz, so long…
By Tom Teicholz at 5 February, 2008, 12:25 pm
Earl Butz, the former Secretary of Agriculture in the Ford administration, who resigned over racist comments he made aboard a plane trip after the Republican convention, died on Saturday at 98. He also was convicted and did jail time for misstating his speaking income in 1978.
Butz’s remarks were reported by John Dean in Rolling Stone, [...]
Thursday website of the day : NEWSEUM
By Tom Teicholz at 31 January, 2008, 10:51 am
I’m not sure how Thursday came to be tech day, but the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other papers across the country have all designated Thursday tech/ gadget / website day.
So in that spirit, I would like to direct you the the website of the Newseum which has a feature allowing you [...]
The Journal it is a changin’
By Tom Teicholz at 29 January, 2008, 10:59 am
Today brings several announcements regarding the WSJ:
First off, the offices will move to mid-town Manhattan, away from the street from whence it derives its name. Does it matter ?– of course there is something to covering a beat and having the paper there — but the financial world and the worlds that the WSJ cover [...]
The Journal it is a changin’
By Tom Teicholz at 29 January, 2008, 10:59 am
Today brings several announcements regarding the WSJ:
First off, the offices will move to mid-town Manhattan, away from the street from whence it derives its name. Does it matter ?– of course there is something to covering a beat and having the paper there — but the financial world and the worlds that the WSJ cover [...]
The Journal it is a changin’
By Tom Teicholz at 29 January, 2008, 10:59 am
Today brings several announcements regarding the WSJ:
First off, the offices will move to mid-town Manhattan, away from the street from whence it derives its name. Does it matter ?– of course there is something to covering a beat and having the paper there — but the financial world and the worlds that the WSJ [...]
The Journal it is a changin’
By Tom Teicholz at 29 January, 2008, 10:59 am
Today brings several announcements regarding the WSJ:
First off, the offices will move to mid-town Manhattan, away from the street from whence it derives its name. Does it matter ?– of course there is something to covering a beat and having the paper there — but the financial world and the worlds that the WSJ cover [...]
Funny Lady or Ms. Stanley, I presume
By Tom Teicholz at 29 January, 2008, 10:52 am
One of the wittiest reviewers out there is the NY Times’ Alessandra Stanley on Television. Here’s how she began her review of HBO’s “In Treatment”:
Some things sound simply awful: a family reunion holiday cruise, an
all-you-can-eat haggis buffet, a television series set entirely in a
psychotherapist’s office.
Stanley goes on to praise the show — but her quips [...]
Read More >>The Stack
By Tom Teicholz at 27 January, 2008, 7:40 pm
At The Sunday New York Times – seems like late January is NEW NOVELIST MONTH at the NYT, (and at publishing houses for that matter) what with the recent feature on Jim Collins’ “Beginner’s Greek”, and this Sunday’s Book review of Tod Wodlicka’s “All Shall Be Well,” and the Charles McGrath article in the Sunday [...]
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