When Editors are away section assistant editors will step in if necessary to deliver their options. So ... ...
I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.
The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interrèd with their bones.
Some of that good is presented here, though:
VIDEO | CULTURE/TECH | BOOKS | MUSIC | POLITICS
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BOOKS: Pat Cummings' picks of the week.
Review: True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa by Steve Huff, June 29
Steve goes beyond the true-crime report to highlight the meat of the story: the strange link between the author and the criminal. Excellent work.
Review: Maine’s The Preservationist — Challenging, Potent Retelling of The Story of Noah’s Ark by Ernesto Burden, June 25
From the sensuous opening to the "baffled-by-reverence" close, this is a well-written paean to a book that Ernesto found personally moving.
And an INTERVIEW:
A Mankind Witch: Talking to the Monkey by theco, June 29
ThecO consistently captures the true voice of the authors interviewed and with Dave Freer, that voice is full of wit and humor: "...once paid to play with fish guts, [Freer] now plays with his readers' heads, and they pay him to do it."
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POLITICS: Lisa Iannucci's picks of the week
'wear a normal face' | britain july 7th attack by Sadi Ranson-Polizzotti, July 7
A plea for proportion by Natalie Bennett, June 7
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CULTURE /TECH: Lisa Hoover's picks of the week
(new culture editor)
Dove Campaigns for 'Real Beauty' by Chelsea-Lou, July 5
A great piece about Dove's new marketing campaign heralding "the real woman." Dove's game plan is to celebrate a woman's inner beauty and help make women feel more comfortable about themselves without feeling pressured to be a size three with porcelain skin. It's about damn time.
The Diapering of America - by alethinos59, July 6
I can't tell you what a relief it is to know all those marketing and pharmaceutical companies are looking out for us.
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CULTURE: bhw's picks of the week.
He said, she said: The Woodchuck Incident by Matthew Sussman and Chelsea-Lou, July 5
In a "Jane-you-ignorant-slut" slugfest, sweeties Matt and Chelsea-Lou tell the story of a long drive down a dark, country road. We're still waiting for the woodchuck to chime in.
Identifying the Train People by Mark Sahm, June 28
Ever wonder what your fellow commuters really do for a living? Mark does. And then some.
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MUSIC: Temple's picks of the week.
Coming ... My picks got buried somewhere on either my home or work computer. HERE now ...
There were 74 music posts in the week. This was the hardest week to choose. A lot of good.
Article comments
1 - Temple Stark
Buttons are in. My picks are next.
Thank you for quality writing. I had actually missed many of these this time around so will enjoy a long read later.
2 - Eric Berlin
Temple -- I'm assuming you received my pick and it's coming?
3 - Temple Stark
Please send again. I can't find it.
- Temple
4 - Eric Berlin
I sent it about a week ago -- I'll need to go back and figure out what it was once again.
5 - Mark Sahm
BHW: Gracias for the props. I will be sure to shower the train people with free gifts on this evening's ride.
6 - TheCO
Thanks for the EP. Dave Freer deserves at least ten times the publicity.
And i just noticed the other editors pick interview i did with Lois Bujold is not in the list of interviews.
7 - David R. Mark
This is off-topic, but ... I'm Blogcritic of the day??? I'm going to faint.
What did I do right, so I can keep on doing it?
8 - Phillip Winn
Sadly, while the post picks of the week are merit-based, the Blogcritic of the Day is awarded based on, well, being an active Blogcritic. In other words, keep the good work in general, there was nothing specific that earned you the spot. :-)
9 - David R. Mark
So it's the equivalent of having a perfect attendance record in school? I'm today's version of "Miss (sic) Congeniality"?
Well then, um, thanks for the, uh, honor. Yay!
10 - Matthew T. Sussman
Chels gets a two-fer.
And she and I both agree this wasn't her best work. Once she gets up to full speed you'll be all blown away.
11 - Temple Stark
Yeah sorry about that Matt. I'll make sure it doesn't happen again.
GRIN.
BTW - Congrats you two, The original OC
12 - Temple Stark
Eric's post is in. It got lost in an e-mail flood on my computer
13 - L. Cue aka Q.Rock639
Thanks for the nod guys :)
14 - Chelsea Lou
Wow, twice in one week. Whatever bhw's smoking/snorting/shooting up, I'd appreciate a hit. ;)
At any rate, thanks for the props. I'm just lucky to be blabbing my unwanted opinion with the best.
15 - Ernesto
Thanks for the pick. I'm sorry for the delay in responding. But I'm glad you liked it!