Daily Archives: August 27, 2024

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    • The Big Con

    By Frank Paynter | Published: August 27, 2024

    Scoble is fit to be tied that Amanda Congdon isn’t living her life the way he thinks would be best for her to live it. Robert is the new Mullah! Jeneane lays into him in the comment thread on that post. She’s been on a tear today, making fun of Robert, Seth Godin, and Hugh [...]

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    Writing Assignment

    By Frank Paynter | Published: August 27, 2024

    Here’s a challenge — re-write the following craptastical post by Halley Suitt to eliminate most of whatever makes it suck: There is something so classic about heavy metal Gothic videos. They all look alike. Big dining room table in big dark mansion, cobwebs on candlesticks, pierced girls with much mascara. Top 20 Countdown, some things [...]

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    Might Read

    By Frank Paynter | Published: August 27, 2024

    From “The End of Irony,” Meghan O’Rourke’s review of Claire Messud’s The Emperor’s Children in this morning’s NYT Sunday Book Review… “The Emperor’s Children” is, on its surface, a stingingly observant novel about the facades of the chattering class — with its loves, ambitions and petty betrayals — but it is also, more profoundly, about [...]

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