Monthly Archives: December 2007

Snapshot Of My Mind At 11:24 P.M.

When I’m in a good relationship (with a woman, a family or a community) or engaged in a noble cause, my mind settles. Right now my mind races. I must become finer. So many people have invested in me — … Continue reading

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Gawker Forces Alex Pareene to Become a Journalist

BigHeadDC reports: The big news this weekend that a whopping three editors, including the managing editor, quit Nick Denton’s flagship Gawker Media blog empire, has left former Wonkette editor Alex Pareene up a tree without a parachute. Pareene, you’ll recall, … Continue reading

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Smartest Drug Story Of The Year

Jack Shafer writes: If I were maximum dictator, I would force every newspaper editor, every magazine editor, and every television producer in the land to read Ben Wallace-Wells’ 15,000-word article in the new (Dec. 13) issue of Rolling Stone, titled … Continue reading

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Curse of the Reality Show Romance

David Foxley writes: We were starting to get the feeling that something was missing from The Daily Transom. And then it hit us, hard—like Britney Spears’ umbrella on K-Fed’s car. It’s been over two weeks since we last checked in … Continue reading

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Vote Hillary: She Thinks You’re An Idiot

David Weigel writes for Reason: Everyone was wondering how Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign would act if it started falling behind in the polls, and yesterday we got an answer: It would act completely ridiculous. The gist is that Hillary Clinton … Continue reading

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