Daily Archives: September 14, 2012
Steve Jobs Was Wrong
Posted on September 14, 2012 55 Comments
Yesterday, because I needed it for work*, and because my wife growls threateningly whenever I get near hers**, I went and got one of the latest iterations of the iPad. As advertised, it is a very lovely piece of kit; the retina screen is gorgeous to look at, the most recent iteration of iOS is perfectly […]
You Never Go Full McCain
Posted on September 14, 2012 179 Comments
Here’s the thing about Mitt Romney: He’s a Republican candidate for president in the unenviable bind of not being able to run on any sort of record at all. He’s tried to run on his record as a businessman, but that’s been no good. The Democrats have done a pretty effective job painting him as […]
The Big Idea: Sarah Beth Durst
Posted on September 14, 2012 11 Comments
Often times reading a book is the closest you can come to an experience without being there yourself. But can writing the book pull off the same sort of trick? Let’s ask Sarah Beth Durst, whose latest novel, Vessel, took shape at first because of a yearn to travel — or at the very least, […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying