by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 2, 2009 | Asides
Two scanned pages from David Foster Wallace’s most recent manuscript and some of his wife, Karen’s, Â artwork |Â via The New Yorker.
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 2, 2009 | Asides
There is a new, long, essay in the New Yorker about David Foster Wallace and, to a great degree, his work on his final, unfinished novel, although it seems to be more about the life and writing of David Foster Wallace and the depression that lead to his suicide this...
by Jeffery Battersby | Mar 2, 2009 | Asides
Scott Simon, on Weekend Edition Sunday, offered up a very nice tribute to broadcasting pioneer Paul Harvey.
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 28, 2009 | Asides
Listened to him for the last time just a few days ago. Broadcasting pioneer Paul Harvey dies at age of 90 | via Yahoo! News.
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 28, 2009 | Asides
 To one of my favorite writers ever.
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 27, 2009 | Featured, Macworld, Writing
Mix: 1 – Large box of receipts 1 – Box NeatReceipts for Mac Combine, then serve your receipts to your shredder. My review of NeatReceipts for Mac is now online at Macworld.com. Great little tool for collecting data and getting rid of...
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 27, 2009 | Asides, Commentary
The guys at Planet Money are frakking brilliant, and I say this because they make it possible for a complete financial moron like me to understand the nuances and complexities of the global financial crisis. This morning they had an especially interesting segment on...