May 2004

Youth Text redux (May 31, 2004)
The National Post published an edited version (requires a subscription) of my Youth Text 2004 Challenge post this morning. It's on the bottom of A17, segregated from the rest of the paper in a little ghetto called "Bloggers' Corner." In...

At the Blockbuster (May 29, 2004)
INT. VIDEO STORE. EVENING GIRL, late teens, exploding into womanhood, denim skirt and handbag covered in Rolling Stones pins. MAN, salt and pepper hair, fortyish, tired, business casual. The line to rent videos wraps around the candy counter-- they're...

What do loose lips sink? (May 24, 2004)
One of the many little treats in David Mamet's The Spanish Prisoner is the "Somebody Talked!" poster that appears in the lobby of the Campbell Scott character's office. With a hand hopelessly rising out of the water, it looks like...

Earlier Posts

Findability.org launches (May 21, 2004)

Summer (May 18, 2004)

Project Grizzly (May 15, 2004)

You built that city! (May 11, 2004)

Anatomy of a stain (May 10, 2004)

New tools (May 5, 2004)

Still great (May 2, 2004)