Democrats Introduce Offshore Drilling Scheme

After chants of “Drill, baby, drill” at the Republican National Convention, a Democratic Congress has changed their attitudes on offshore drilling. From the New York Times:
Even more surprising, the turnabout is led by the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, who has a history of fighting oil drilling going back to the early days of her career [...]

Darwin Letter Friday

The writer’s life hasn’t changed much.
Move to the big city, live in a tiny apartment, and get dragged down by all the distractions and frustrations that accompany this process.
When I moved to New York, I had the same demoralizing situation; jobless for several months; interning for free.
So I can relate to Darwin’s buddy from [...]

Book Publicity is Not Easy

For a unique window into what we go through in the publishing industry, even as book review sections and reviewers are slashed left and right, The Guardian’s Book Blog:

There are many zany tactics adopted by publishers and authors to get their books noticed, but how about giving them away for free? John Warner, chief creative [...]