Probability a book is good versus numbers of words made up by author...

The Second Pass "Rebecca Skloot’s account of Lacks’ life, as a poor tobacco farmer in Virginia, and her ensuing but anonymous “fame” in the laboratory (her cells known as “HeLa” cells) was 10 years in the making. It’s been getting enough...

The Morning Before You Didn’t Write "The morning before you didn't write is a morning filled with promise. You are not writing just yet. You are sitting somewhere, in a cafe or maybe just lying in bed staring at the ceiling thinking that it will be...

10 Things You Should Know Before Going On The Daily Show – The Rumpus.net "4. Do not look at the audience as you walk out onto the set. Look only at the familiar face of Jon Stewart. Know that he will get you through this. Trust in him." Better read...

I just heard about another science panel discussion scheduled for this year’s Festival of the Book. If you love our Mid-Atlantic coastline, this would be a good session to attend: Our Planet in Peril: The Loss of the Coasts Fri. March 19th, 2010 –...

The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers Merely great, or greatly human? The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers By Thomas Fleming Reviewed by Elizabeth McCullough We may not have the patience to wade through the intricacies of health care...