I’m offended by holiday music. I hate crooning singers making love to the microphone. I despise tear-jerking tunes and emotionally manipulative lyrics (I’m looking at you, ?Christmas Shoes?). Worst of all, most of the holiday songs I hear are celebrating something I don’t believe in. Winter. Nothing gets me more than all this winter love…. Read more »
Film: Give Me the Banjo (2011) Writer/Producer/Director: Marc Fields Cast: Narrated by Steve Martin, with appearances by Béla Fleck, Dom Flemons, Pete Seeger, Rhiannon Giddens, Alison Kraus, Taj Mahal, and many others Genre: Documentary ?This machine kills fascists.? A sticker on Woody Guthrie’s guitar ?This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.? Inscribed on… Read more »
You’ve got that paper half finished, but now You’re stuck, in need of a break, or just curious about your writing style. This week’s links may not give you direct inspiration, but they provide a fun (if slightly procrastinating) and different take on the writing and editing process. Enjoy–but don’t forget to go back to… Read more »
After Kansas Chief linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend on December 1, committing suicide shortly afterward, commentators reacted with a mixture of grief and outrage. A couple days later, television sportscaster Bob Costas used the entire 90-second halftime segment of Monday’s Cowboys vs. Eagles game to argue in favor of stricter gun control laws. Costas… Read more »
The final 2012 issue of The Voice Magazine will be published on Thursday, December 20. All submissions for this issue must be received by Thursday, December 13, 9 pm MST. We will be on break for the holidays as of December 21, 5 pm MST. The Voice will be back in early 2013 with our… Read more »
At Home: Democracy Blues Sick of politics? Disillusioned by the governmental machine? Disappointed in your local MP? You’re not alone; an increasing number of Canadians are becoming fed up with the whole thing. As the Toronto Sun reports, ?Canadians are significantly less happy with the way their democracy works now than eight years ago.? In… Read more »
Film: Miss Representation (2011) Director: Jennifer Siebel Newsom Genre: Documentary ?Feminism directly confronts the idea that one person or set of people [has] the right to impose definitions of reality on others.? Liz Stanley and Sue Wise Like a Smile from a Big Sister Who Really Believes in You Several intelligent, sensitive high school girls… Read more »
Like everyone else under the sun, I have some talents. Unfortunately, the list of shortcomings is equally long. I can craft a sentence better than I can bake a pie. I’m good at teaching a preschool-aged grandson, but abysmal at algebra. I can read between the lines but struggle with . . . well, you… Read more »
For a while there, it looked as though the traditional but highly flawed publishing system was down for the count. The self-publishing (as opposed to vanity publishing) movement had gained traction, and indie authors were reaching the bestseller lists. But publishers may have found a way to stay in the game after all: by selling… Read more »
