Daily Archives: March 12, 2008
The Definition of a Perfect Day, If You Are a Cat
Posted on March 12, 2008 18 Comments
Taking a nap, in a sink, with your favorite catnip-filled sock.
He Surely Did Pay For His Sex
Posted on March 12, 2008 78 Comments
Bye bye, Elliot Spitzer. You dumbass.
Next I’m Going to Ask for a Pony
Posted on March 12, 2008 40 Comments
You’ll recall a few days ago we were chatting here about literary “one hit wonders”: authors who made an impression on just a few works. One author who got mentioned quite a bit was Barry Hughart, author of Bridge of Birds and two other books featuring Master Li and Number Ten Ox. Well, as more […]
The Problem With 1,000 True Fans
Posted on March 12, 2008 108 Comments
Former Wired Editor and current Web thinker Kevin Kelly recently caused the creative sectors of the Web to spazz out a bit with his article “1,000 True Fans,” in which he posits that what a creative person needs to do in order to have a fiscally comfortable life is not try for millions of fans […]
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