hypographia

Video Interview with Dave Cullen, Author of “Columbine”

kasey — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:57:09 +0000

A video journalist I am not.

But when Dave Cullen wants to commit this to video, you commit it to video.

So with an afternoon in Denver, a FlipHD, and some guillotine video editing, we have four clips that cover the major topics: Why Columbine, The Media, The 12 Books Experience, and Advice for [...]

Socio-behavioral proof that coffee is a drug

kasey — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:00:00 +0000

So I’m sitting here, typing away and watching the coffeeheads, as I’m prone to do – when this guy starts whipping the manager about the grind of his beans, one notch above espresso, not too fine, I use a conical filter, blah blah blah… fine, I get that.

Then he asks for a [...]

The difference between history and revisionist history?

kasey — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:43:32 +0000

One is open re: its (mis)representation of fact, the other isn’t.

My Story Is Crowning

kasey — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:20:00 +0000

I will never know the feeling of labor and childbirth. Mind you, I’m not bemoaning that particular white space on my life experience checklist. However, a writer, regardless of sex or the numbers of child-shaped “trophies on the shelf” he/she might possess, understands the metaphor for labor when it comes to crafting a story.

Today, [...]

interview with chris cleave, author of incendiary and little bee

kasey — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:24:51 +0000

I recently caught Chris Cleave in Dallas as he wrapped up a 35 day tour across the US promoting his second novel, Little Bee, now being released in paperback. Little Bee is a New York Times Bestseller, shortlisted for the 2008 Costa Novel Award, nominated for the 2009 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book, [...]

did i read that right???

kasey — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:43:46 +0000

oh. my.

From The Pasta Bible (published by Penguin Group Australia): for assembling a spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto, it seems one must add “salt and freshly ground black people” their words, not mine. Reprints all around to the tune of $20,000AU. Ah spell check strikes again in that ever-so-helpful way of replacing words [...]

ala carte fees on airlines, now I get it…

kasey — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:04:58 +0000

Back when all this ala carte fee structuring began, I asked myself, and then turned to my more informed and closer to the subject wife, “why are these airlines setting themselves up for vilification by charging all these extra fees? Why don’t they just up the price of a ticket and be done with it? [...]

Mac’s World

kasey — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 05:10:15 +0000

Don’t let the straw hat and overalls fool you. This man is wise in the ways of the grape, and makes a mean pinot noir.

read the full story here.

Spring Pours -360West for April

kasey — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 06:00:32 +0000

SvBlanc from Chablis? Sparkling Riesling? An Alsatian kitchen-sink concoction? Definitely.

What we’re drinking this spring as we gradually come around from our unusually harsh winter. Dust off the grill, make the kids put down the game controllers and embrace all that is spring. These wines will help with that feeling.

Read article here

The New York Times says it is okay to steal an e-book, based on perceived need and a little buyer’s remorse.

kasey — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:53:59 +0000

I'm using this image because I once paid for a copy of the NYT...

eth·i·cist –noun - a person who specializes in or writes on ethics or who is devoted to ethical principles.

Read the article here.

What kills me, and has “killed” so many others who have read this, is the complete and [...]