Trump is supposedly “excited” to write his memoirs
As reported in various media outlets, including the Daily Beast which broke the news, Donald Trump is “excited” to write his memoirs. Here are the known knowns: That he’s “excited” (this can’t be… Read more »
ICE looks into becoming powered by Amazon technology
Like a scene from a boardroom in Hell, last summer representatives from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) met with Amazon reps to discuss the possibility of adopting the company’s facial recognition… Read more »
As ICE detains a Latinx reporter in Memphis, a community tries to stay informed
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, is a cruel and predatory organization that has recently focused its efforts on keeping immigrant children separate from their parents. We’ve all… Read more »
Texas Monthly staffers leave one by one in the face of total mismanagement
The landmark, award-winning magazine of the great Lone Star State, Texas Monthly, is in the midst of an identity crisis, and we can most definitely blame the new owner: Texan… Read more »
David Cay Johnston: Have Trump, will travel
Lately, if it’s a day ending in -y, then it’s a day when David Cay Johnston will be out in the world, answering questions and offering context about Donald J.… Read more »
Books are just too darned long, says critic
In a sprawling, two-page article Daily Beast critic Mark Wortman laments the recent glut in extremely long books. In this epically long blog post titled “Are books becoming too long… 7 / Read more »
Pulitzer jurors shocked by board’s decision
A point of clarification after yesterday’s post about the decision not to award anybody with the Pulitzer Prize for fiction this year: it was the Pulitzer Board that decided not… Read more »