Great article on John Twelve Hawks

This is a great article on John Twelve Hawks. I just thought I post it because there are some things in life that will and should always remain a mystery.

"'Eragon' creator prizes solitude"

Don't most witers live in their own worlds where they want solitude? I don't know how many of you are into Christopher Paolini's "Inheritance" seires, but I am bursting at the seems to get my hands on the book that is sitting at my house right now waiting for someone to open to the first page. This story basically tells a little about Chris when he started his novels up until the next to last installment of the series. It was interesting to me that he wrote out much of this new book in longhand. I hope you all enjoy this article.


http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/09/23/eragon.author.ap/index.html

Land mines took Afghan youth's legs.

Here's an article I found at the Los Angeles Times about an Afghan boy who lost his legs, but is getting ready to return to Afghanistan after rehab and surgeries.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-malek24-2008sep24,0,106807.story?track=rss

Connie Schultz Piece

Here is the link for the Connie Schultz column that we discussed in class.

http://www.cleveland.com/schultz/blog/index.ssf/2008/09/smart_folk_know_intellect_isnt.html

Here is the rest of that Michael Phelps column, I know its not my week but it is halarious. Finish it.

David Simon, the man, the legend, the King of Baltimore.

With the Carl Hiaasen column now part of the blog, I decided to follow up by posting a more serious topic with an article by David Simon. The guy tells it like it is and this article will point that out. It's a lesson on Journalism that must not be forgotten after its read. It will stay with you with its powerful message. Now without further delay here is David Simon’s well crafted article.

Carl Hiaasen, the man, the legend, the master of South Florida.

I'm a big fan of Carl Hiaasen and his work. I mean the man’s a genius and his columns are funny, but yet informative. So I thought why not post one on the blog? We live in the Rust Belt and we need some comedy every now and then. Right?

Cupcake News

SO this is a random post I know.  But we always talk about such serious stuff on our blog that I thought we could talk about something everyone likes . . . food.  So this is a story from a few days ago about designer cupcakes becoming the new "it" food.  Is it a fad?  Will is last?  I know we have a designer cupcake near where I work and I am obsessed with them.  So lets get some discussion going with what you think of this delicious article.  Enjoy

Stories from today's class

Nice stories everyone. I really hope you are getting in the habit of checking newspaper Web sites for good stories. We had a nice variety today.

You don't have to read all of them, but I recommend reading at least one or two and commenting on them. Think about how they make you feel. Think about the writing. Think about the reporting. Do you come away from the story knowing more about the issue, about the person, about the human experience?

Library rape victim could regain her sight -- St. Petersburg Times

A side note on this story: It was actually posted on the St. Pete Times' blog for breaking news.

Bush intends to punish Moscow for invading Georgia -- Associated Press

Right by Miles -- St. Petersburg Times

U.S. spied on Iraqi leaders, book says -- Washington Post

New Orleans gets its people back -- Los Angeles Times

Paralympic boon to China's disabled -- Los Angeles Times

He's Living Master's History -- New York Times

NY TIMES and PALIN

Here is a post from today from the NY Times. It is about the Republican VP Candidate... I thought it was appropriate since the RNC is currently taking place.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03wasilla.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin