BOO! I'm a writer!
On Writing:
The first is the review about the reviewer and not about what is being reviewed. Oh, Pitchfork. You influenced a generation of hipsters that were too focused on the now that they didn't realize you were just mocking gonzo journalism. I can't stand Hunter S. Thompson. He was a self-proclaimed celebrity. When a writer decides that he is more important than the focus of a piece - it's time to become an actor, pundit, politician, whatever... and leave writing to the rest of the bitter alcoholics who hide their unimpressive looks behind a byline.
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"Basically..."
I sent this memo to my editors this week at Next American City (yeah, there's no "the" now, and thankfully, we're not allowed to discuss it anymore) -
Matt, Pooja,
Let's be one of the publications that attempts to destroy the unecessary adverb, "basically." Even worse - sentence (comma) basically. If something is "basically" something, then we don't need to know the basics. It's just something. If it isn't - well, then it isn't. It's one of those words that is often used to mean "a resemblance" or "a parallel to..."
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Colonoscopy:::
How many colons can one have in a sentence? According to some writers, a sentence can have three colons. In most cases, these are three sentences strung together - and the writer is just worried that someone is going to somehow leap into the page and interrupt him/her mid-sentence.
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My Return to Rock, Paper, Scissors
On Thursday night, Matt Stroud (NAC editor), Nissa and I hit up The Dive for my return to RPS, competing in a PBRRPSCLCS exhibition. It was great to see the legendary C. Urbanus again. I hate to be abandoning NJ, but I'm going to be competing in Philly as long as my liver can take the massive dose of PBR.
Read about my alcohol-influenced decision to shoot for the street prize, even though I already had it won.
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Obama-mama!
I'm excited about Obama. Every time I browse through the online news ring and I see his smiling face giving the pound to another state, I smile. This isn't an official endorsement, as I make my decision after the candidates have been paired down and contrasting issues become clearer. I have to say I'm excited that someone who hasn't been jaded by special interests has a real shot at the White House. It makes me proud of American voters - that we're willing to give a new voice a chance. The issue of Obama's race has only been questioned by Bill Clinton and BET's founder, Robert Johnson. And isn't that a shame? Are you as disappointed as I am?
If he manages to find himself in the oval office, Obama needs to get Bin Laden right away. This would shut up nearly everyone who has hidden their racism and hatred of homosexuals behind the concerns of "the national security" on voting day. I'm not looking at the South- Obama's winning down there. I'm looking at Massachusettes and New York - they don't fool me one bit. NYC can pretend it's this liberal base camp of openess and liberal though, but I know the racism that exists there. If Guiliani had a D next to his name - these two candidates wouldn't have been a passing thought in the boroughs.
Simmons Buntin wrote an amazing piece on New York, and as an outsider looking in, he's right on. Unfortunately, I miss the old New York.
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This week I:
Sent 1,000 emails to web designer, Danny Ho, who quickly assembled our new 24Hrs. website - Check it out!
Wrote about Boise, Idaho - where things are done right.
Explored convenience culture in America
Called for the resignation of Alphonso Jackson
Sat on a tack in Dubai
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