Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
Tonight's writing group exercise: incorporate In Passing overheard quotes into a narrative. I got as far as using "A cute duck!" and the original In Passing quote.
I got to hang out with Sarah Peters, of old-classmate fame, this evening. We saw Michael Moore's new film, Bowling for Columbine, and I'll talk about that soon. That and The Interpreter by Suki Kim, …
The film has little dialogue and much action. It places its trust so firmly in action that it opens with a scene where the characters have one of those urban chase scenes where the car …
You idiots! Worse, since I'm a taxpayer, us idiots!
New Cody's staff recommendations have arrived at the store and online. I have a few posts in there; most are books I've plugged before in this space. Hey, I'm influential! In the "Singing in the …
Best wishes to Kris, who's going through medical hardships right now. Also, Andy, it is indeed feasible to lay down an ukase against swearing at your party. (I'd be interested to know your reasons. Is …
This weekend, ending tomorrow, Cody's Books holds a fundraiser. If a neighborhood school participates, then you can buy stuff at Cody's and give the receipt to the school, and the school will show the receipt …
Some days I consider how much I inhabit an imaginary universe that happily coincides with other people's imaginary universes. Reality is intersubjective, Mr. Hatch once told us. And so I actually know gobs about the …
Longtime associates know that I think Joseph Lieberman (A*-Connecticut) resembles the rock star Beck. (I mention this eerie similarity every time I sell someone a magazine featuring Beck on the cover. To date I have …
Best of Craigslist: To craigslist girls I've loved before - an ode to Casual Encounters and An open letter to my son.