May 27, 2009

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse

Well, Dick Cheney can easily refuse this particular offer, but I really think he should accept it.

Update, June 29, 2009: Some advice for Mary Matalin, who will be publishing Cheney's memoir.

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March 13, 2009

Available Books at E-Reads

A reminder that a number of my books are available in both paper and electronic formats from E-Reads, including Venus of Dreams. Go here to find out more.

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January 15, 2009

"In the meantime..."

...as I wrote to a friend the other day, "between bouts of writing, I am heading into the fifth year of my day job, where I pass the old building where Herman Melville attended school on the way to my office, located in what is usually described as a 'historic brownstone' once inhabited by relatives of Melville's who thought Cousin Herman was a bit dotty. Somehow this seems appropriate."

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December 31, 2008

Israel and Palestine

Nothing to say about this ongoing tragedy that hasn't been said more eloquently by others, such as Glenn Greenwald here in Salon; Gideon Levy here in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz; and most depressingly, Nir Rosen in the Guardian, in an essay that can lead one to think there is no hope of a humane solution. For ways to help, a new organization, J Street, has a campaign aimed at stopping the violence, while Jewish Voice for Peace is supporting the Shministim, young Israeli conscientious objectors.

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December 24, 2008

A Happy Druid Holiday

The funniest story about the holiday season that I've read in a while, here. (According to blogger Matthew Yglesias, the school here is the Dalton School in Manhattan.) Happy holidays, everyone!

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