LIS
According to one of my library school professors, doctoral candidates could make money back in the day by writing article abstracts for the article-abstract databases that libraries subscribe to. She told us that students would often write these abstracts while hung over on a Saturday or Sunday morning. I
Politics
The signal-to-noise ratio of political blogs and Usenet political newsgroups would soar if their participants would remember this simple point: The world is full to the gills with stupid people who say awful things on the Internet. Pointing this out doesn’t constitute a political argument. One of
Music
Cover songs can be fun, which is probably why everyone has been writing about them lately. Three kinds of covers stand out for me: Covers that re-make. Gifted musicians can take a song with a good basic structure and translate it seamlessly into a different style. Stevie Wonder'
Houston
The University of Houston football team will play in the Hawai'i Bowl on Christmas Day, but few Cougar fans will make the trip. As a result, the UH athletic department (apparently taking an idea from CoogFans) is allowing people to buy tickets to the game for soldiers and
Houston
Took the day off work to finally see The Heroic Century, the MOMA traveling exhibit which will be at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston through January 4. Highlights for me were the two Seurats, Van Gogh's "The Starry Night", Dali's "The Persistence
Houston
After work yesterday, I walked down the new light rail line on Main Street from the UHD campus to Midtown. The difference between Main Street now and what it was three years ago is astonishing: The rail line and the stations, of course, but also the new sidewalks and pavement,
History
For a glance at how the Great Depression affected the popular view of Wall Street, see how the title of this book changed: The 1930 title: Hetty Green, a woman who loved money. The 1936 title: The witch of Wall Street, Hetty Green. Same book: The 1936 edition was a
Houston
I am the kiss of death for the teams I root for. Here are the college football games I have been at this season, with the team I was rooting for listed in ALL CAPS: Rice 28, SAN JOSE STATE 24 Fortunately, I don't remember much of that
Politics
Dear Mr. Ornstein, Continuity of Government Commissionthe June 2003 issue of The AtlanticyouAmerican Enterprise Institute /s/ Steve Casburn
Houston
My neighborhood is heaven for walkers. One can walk west to River Oaks, northwest to Memorial Park, east down the Buffalo Bayou, and (as I did last night) south through the Montrose to Rice University. For the Rice University walk (about three miles each way), the journey—whether down Mandell,
History
for sale The Worldly Philosophers
Houston
The 2003 Texas Renaissance Festival begins today in Plantersville. Rather than go, I plan to spend the evening in my neighborhood at a Texas modern festival, enjoying the colorful pageantry and historical tradition of college football. Just before "kickoff", the visiting team (to which I am bound by