Copyright 2005 Ben S. Pollock Tuesday, May 3, 2005. It is far too easy for executives of media to pigeonhole columns into commentary. Or analysis. It then needs to be consistent, which is why humor and certain other person viewpoint columns are out these days. You can’t have your toothpaste be peppermint one day and […]
Copyright 2005 Ben S. Pollock Sunday, May 1, 2005. Can there be a 60-second blogger or columnist or essayist, in the manner of Dan Hurley’s “60-Second Novelist”? Yes. Why else pose the question? I just reviewed Hurley’s Web site, including listening to a seven-minute NPR interview — serious for public radio (not as big as […]
Copyright 2005 Ben S. Pollock Friday, January 7, 2005. It’s important to be efficient. To not reinvent the wheel is my oft-repeated goal, likely annoying others. Definition: Coming to know what works and what doesn’t, what is tolerable and what drives you batty. It’s a process of elimination, where over the years you gain knowledge […]
Copyright 2005 Ben S. Pollock Jan. 2, 2005: In the paper and online today is Dave Barry’s final column as a regularly run syndicated humor columnist. He announced this a few months ago, calling it a sabbatical of indefinite length while acknowledging writing projects in other media, maybe including papers. Also in the fall, Jimmy […]
Hear a second for the First? Copyright 2005 Ben S. Pollock Jan. 1, 2005: I won’t look back to a year ago in the Brick. I try not to look back on much. There might be too much I might regret. Any regrets are too many. Besides, as cautious as I can be (though I […]
Copyright 2004 Ben S. Pollock Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004: Maybe I’m taking a terrible personal risk putting out my thoughts on the World Wide Web. Even with fewer than the 14 “hits” I assume I get, I worry about not just offending someone who may have some authority over me (someone at work, someone on […]