Harper Lee speaks

“Now, 75 years later in an abundant society where people have laptops, cellphones, iPods and minds like empty rooms, I … More

Harry Kewell’s hector protector

If you haven’t checked out 101 uses for a john howard yet then please do so. After Little Johnny’s staged … More

In a very strange way (through an RSS feed for g*dsakes), I found out that one of the librarians at … More

So, everyone else is doing a World Cup post of late, and after all my hoohaa before the Cup actually … More

Help someone else and feel good about yourself by ‘donating’ a comment to LP’s MSF fundraising post.

How long do you listen to someone else’s grief? How long should we recognise their grief as placing them apart … More

Well, it’s not the first but it’s still somewhat disturbing: Running Press, publisher of a young-adult novel being released in … More

No, not what the title suggests. (That may require the removal of several ribs). I refer rather to the latest … More

This morning I noticed my cable modem wasn’t working. Well, I didn’t ‘notice’ it. I suddenly was thrown into a … More

Baffled by “b**tches and hoes”? Bamboozled by “back”? Then try Bitches and Prose: a rap in standard verse. A selection: … More