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PHILADELPHIA — The annual conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists begins Friday at 8 a.m. Well, Thursday evening is the informal mixer that has become more organized over the years. Most conferees have arrived, as have some speakers, including Dave Barry. Little thus can be reported yet. The two-flight journey from Northwest Arkansas […]
Not me, a card-carrying Pollock, but my finny cousin. Salon.com interviews the author of the 2006 book, The End of the Line: How Overfishing Is Changing the World and What We Eat, the British journalist Charles Clover, who has a little good news, as well. It turns out the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwich is created from […]
Wednesday, My Beloved and I head to Philadelphia for the annual conference of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. It starts with a Thursday night reception, but I need to be at the hotel at 2 for the board meeting. I have created Brick subsets for two previous conferences, in Dallas and Boston, and a […]
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, following a Senate committee endorsing a similar measure (so that whole body likely will follow), overwhelmingly (379-45) approved a 17-month delay in mandating U.S. citizens showing their passports when flying back from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. (“Congress passports” as key words for your news search will focus […]
For years, my Beloved and I enjoyed Sunday brunch at Common Grounds, on Fayetteville’s Dickson Street. It serves as the whole region’s club district for those half-dozen blocks comprise a variety of restaurants and bars, not coincidentally adjacent to the University of Arkansas. Common Grounds is an espresso joint but with a kitchen just supple […]
Copyright 2007 Ben S. Pollock New anythings to town are governed by a series of publicity stunts. A new business will send out announcements that it has been formed, that it has hired executives, it has bought land, it is breaking ground, setting a cornerstone and so on. Even communities do similar things for, say […]