Originally published June 30, 1997 As a political aide to a pantheon of Democratic stars from the last 25 years, including the late Senator Edmund S. Muskie and former House Speaker Tip O'Neill -- as well as a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter -- Chris Matthews knows power when he sees it. And as Washington... Continue Reading →
Jim Melvin has been a friend of mine for more than twenty years and, for as long as I’ve known him, his driving interest has been writing an epic fantasy series, something that might find shelf space alongside J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. But life kept getting in the way. He was... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer, Columbia University I don’t know about you, but I could spend hours on end doing stuff on the Internet, some of it productive, some of it, well, not. And some days, it’s hard separating the two because one is generally just as distracting as the other. I’m... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Karolyn Grimes, actress, It's a Wonderful Life (Originally published December 9, 1996) What would your life be like if something you did at age 6 haunted you every Christmas for the next 50 years? For Karolyn Grimes, it has been a wonderful life. So wonderful, in fact, she turned it into a cottage... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Samir Husni, Ph.D., a.k.a. "Mr. Magazine" (Originally Published September 2, 1996) Samir Husni has come a long way since buying his first Superman comic book on a Lebanese newsstand 35 years ago. Today, the acting chairman of the University of Mississippi journalism department spends more money on magazines in a month — topping... Continue Reading →
When I was a student at the University of Florida, studying film during the day and writing freelance stories at night, I landed two choice assignments. Choice, that is, for a horny, unrequited, socially awkward twenty-year-old. First, I got to spend an afternoon hanging out with Russ Myers, a notorious film director and king... Continue Reading →
Today’s media newsmaker interview is a little different. I don’t expect many people will know either my guest, David Bankston, or the company he represents, Neighborhood America. It’s very likely, though, that you may have already encountered a Neighborhood America program and not even realized it. The Naples, Florida, based company does enterprise-social networks... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Peter Kuper, artist, Stop Forgetting to Remember I think the reason that many people who never read comic books find themselves drawn to graphic novels isn’t because they come in hard cover or because they cost more or because they’re hip at the moment. I think it’s because we’re more likely to... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Tatiana Siegel, reporter, The Hollywood Reporter How do you measure the summer? Baseball games, picnics, trips to the beach? Around my house, it’s the Monday box office scores – rounded to the nearest million dollars, of course. The first three big movies of Summer 2007 – Spider-Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Eric Deggans, media critic, St. Petersburg Times, NPR Eric Deggans is easily one of the smartest journalists I know. Okay, okay, I know some of you connect “smart” and “journalist” and chuckle the way other people combine “military” and “intelligence.” But trust me, Eric is really bright. He has his own way... Continue Reading →
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