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The Nine Most Disappointing Movies of All Time
Nine movies I wish I could forget
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Read of the Week: “Comic Book Hero”
Browsing the cover story archives of the Washington Post Magazine, I came across this gem of a story, “Comic Book Hero.” by David Rowell. The story profiles Andre Campbell, a 44-year-old legally blind would-be comic book artist. It’s not the story of how he succeeded in overcoming the odds and cracking into comic book publishing…
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Nieman Conference: Wrap Up
I’m back from Boston now, after my second Nieman Conference. Overall, another really impressive, well-run event. Kudos to everyone at the Nieman Foundation for putting on a fine conference. A few quick closing thoughts: Books I want to buy now, based on what I saw in Boston: D.C. Comics Guide to Writing Comics. Tom French…
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Nieman Conference: Thoughts on Day Two, P.M.
Over lunch, a bunch of strangers and I tried to figure out how to save the newspaper business. We didn’t succeed in finding a solution, but the brownies were quite tasty. For the first afternoon session, went to “Conversation on Craft” on Magazines. The conversation focused on this powerful feature story from the New Yorker:…
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Nieman Conference: Thoughts on Day Two, A.M.
The Keynote session to kick off Day Two was a discussion with author and writer for the New Yorker, Jon Lee Anderson. To me, it seemed like a little too much fawning over Anderson. Felt like I was watching “Inside the Actor’s Studio”… Despite that, I did take away a few morsels of value from Anderson’s…
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The 11 Most Overrated Movies of All Time
Eleven movies that aren’t as good as you remember them.
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The Ten Best TV Shows of All Time
No, Sopranos isn’t the best show in TV history. It’s good, but it just barely cracks my top ten.