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What are your favorite magazines?

12 June 2003

2730 CommentsWhat+are+your+favorite+magazines%3F2003-06-12+14%3A26%3A00Michael

The Chicago Tribune asked its writers this question, and here’s the list they came up with. There are plenty of old warhorses, but the list is worth reading for the surprises. I can vouch for #1, Cook’s Illustrated–or, rather, Kate can. And I was glad to see the British music magazines Q and Mojo get [...]

Jack Handey Shouts and Murmurs, Caesar, and DFW

28 April 2003

2421 Comment2003-04-28+15%3A46%3A00Michael

It’s right here. Were I editing it, I’d try a draft where the second half was about 25% shorter, and I wouldn’t introduce an element of Authority at the end. It gets too grounded in reality, I think–JH’s best when he’s in a sort of addled twilight. Hey, did anybody else see that Discovery Channel [...]

"Everybody lies"

16 April 2003

2380 Comments%26quot%3BEverybody+lies%26quot%3B2003-04-16+15%3A53%3A00Michael

For reasons unclear even to myself, I’ve begun to restrict my posts on this blog to actual humor pieces. (Actually, I know why: I’m writing two more books, and just am not that chatty, even when I’m not.) However, while I’m getting the next one ready–and signing the contract for the Catalan edition of Barry [...]