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Doris Lessing thinks ‘blogging’ is not writing !

I am with TechDirt on this one:
“Furthermore, as she goes on to lament a lack of interest in books as a necessary core for a new generation of writers, she mocks “blogging” which is actually helping more people write more than they would otherwise. It’s an elitist stance to suggest that just because it’s short-form [...]

Posted 10 December 2007 † admin § Blogs § News ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

In the destructive element immerse-psychedelic pyrotechnics !

GONZO
The Life of Hunter S. Thompson. / By Jann S. Wenner and Corey Seymour
I am taking this moment to riff on Joe Klein’s review of the recently published biography of Hunter S. Thompson. ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ is a book that had a profound effect on the direction of my life. [...]

Posted 17 November 2007 † admin § New York Times § News-Media ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Blogging, Dictators and Democracy…

Who controls information, what does it mean, and how does that relate to the media of blogs.
New York Times reaches out to the blogosphere, or the blogoshtan and asks for news during marshal law and the news blackout of Pakistan.
“With opposition protests blocked by the authorities in Pakistan, NYTimes.com is asking readers in Pakistan [...]

Posted 09 November 2007 † admin § Politics § Viral ‡ Comments (0) °