06/14/11

Close Reading. Like, Really Close Reading

The editors of The New York Times Sunday Magazine--one of the best mags in the business--publish a surprisingly uninteresting blog (note to the seven people who read this blog: I totally get the irony of me making that statement) called The 6th Floor Blog. It's named for the location of the staff offices, and perhaps the that title should have been a tip-off to the content. Anyway, one of the writers occasionally compiles a post of interesting sentences. The following was included in the June 13 post:

“Steve Guttenberg said something, but I forgot to write it... Read more »

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06/09/11

What I'm Reading This A.M.

Some interesting stuff in the big O this morning:

"Love him or hate him, but Gorman made a difference"
Once again, Tommy Tomlinson demonstrates how he's become the conscience of the city. I admire his adventures in storytelling, but I wish he wrote more columns.

"Maybe Uptown succeeded too well"
The Observer will miss Mary Newsom when she leaves later this month. She writes the occasional hard truth, and she's not afraid to turn an issue around and look it from a new angle. This is an example. Some... Read more »

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06/08/11

Anthony Foxx and Jim Rogers on the Democratic National Convention and Charlotte

This morning, I had the opportunity to watch Anthony Foxx and Jim Rogers discuss the Democratic National Convention in a moderated conversation (that is to say, a moderator asked questions and then Foxx and Rogers answered them, more or less. Usually more) at Levine Museum of the New South.

I wouldn’t say that any news came out of the event. If it did, you’ll surely hear about it, as several media outlets were there. But here are a few things I noticed:

• Foxx looked more comfortable than I’ve ever seen him look. He’s really grown into the mayor’s role. Early in his tenure, I thought he often looked a little stiff, with forced smiles and frequent nonanswers. But this morning he was relaxed, candid, funny, thoughtful. At... Read more »

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06/06/11

Look Ma, I'm on TV!

In this JumboTron era, do people still get excited about being on TV? Sure they do! That's why it's the JumboTron era!

Rob Boisvert over at News 14 Charlotte is kind enough to host me as a semiregular guest on his segment called In Depth. I like to kid him about the title of the segment, because he asks me, like, three questions. "In depth" means something different in magazine-land. But anyway, I enjoy doing the segments. Here's the latest, which just started airing today. News 14 doesn't do the embed thing, so click this link to watch the short interview about... Read more »

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