Reviews

For a change. A very funny (and decidedly unhelpful) take on the writer-editor relationship by British comedians David Mitchell and Robert Webb.

Having trouble working today. Something has crashed on my computer and I can't find my mouse. (Okay, did all your friends send this to you, too?)Happy Bouchercon, you mystery folks who are in Baltimore!

Cast your kitty's vote on this Catster poll!And... my review of Gioia Timpanelli's "What Makes a Child Lucky" in today's San Francisco Chronicle

But still pretty cool! As a kid who grew up worshipping the Blue Whale at American Museum of Natural History, I was thrilled to read about this sighting of a real blue whale, off the coast of Gloucester. I've seen dozens of humpbacks and minkes on whale watches, and...

Caroline Leavitt and I have a pact. Each weekday, we are to write 1,000 words on our work in progress. Not on our freelance, but on our fun stuff - our novels. In today's blog on Caroline's site, I talk about why I think that works. Here, Caroline gives her own take!...

It's a trend! And I get quoted in the New York Times!Marilynn K. Yee/The New York TimesMAN’S NEW Best Friend Adam Fulrath, a k a “straight geeky guy,” with his cat Parappa, a k a his “primary relationship.”

Did anyone else notice how often Sarah Palin used the verb "to tap" while debating Joe Biden last night? Does everyone here know that to "tap" is colloquial for "to fuck." As in, "McCain tapped that"? Is some Rovian strategist congratulating himself right now,...

"The former longtime Globe columnist was this community's historian and its clarion. Humanity is poorer for his passing."A very nice man, remembered here.

However, this story has me pretty much convinced that we need to have some kind of bailout now.