PW's Q & A with Paul Rudnick contains some interesting nuggets ( Read more... )

Today is not an easy day to give thanks. Yesterday LK Madigan, who started Thankful Thursday, died. Libya, Bahrain, and Yemen are resisting the desire of their people for more freedom. Christchurch, New Zealand is  suffering in the aftermath of a major earthquake.

And yet

There are things to be thankful for.

1) LK Madigan's life, the generosity of her ( Read more... )

Thanks to philia_fan , I just read this awesome post by Maureen Johnson.

This is a manifesto I can get behind. Wholeheartedly.

Merriam-Webster's 11th Collegiate Dictionary's first definition for "commerce" (noun) is: "social intercourse : interchange of ideas, opinions, or sentiments." The second definition is: "the exchange or buying and selling of ( Read more... )