Author Archives: Michael Froomkin

‘The Decider’ Endorses Dan Froomkin

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Michael Froomkin

The Decider's Blog says “This article by Dan Froomkin is well worth reading.”

Don't miss the comments.

The spirit of Dennis Thatcher's Dear Bill letters lives on.

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Top of the Pops

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Michael Froomkin

Fake President Maddow sounds much better than the real thing.

And Jon Stewart's commentary on US energy policy (fast forward to 1:19, and be sure to stick around for the excruciating part that starts at 7:00) is far superior to what I saw on cable after the speech.

To be fair, getting BP to put money in escrow is a win on the play.

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A Good Source of Bad Advice

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Michael Froomkin

Michael Swanwick (the imaginative writer) used to have a website on which he offered Bad Advice:

Most writing columns offer sound and useful advice to new writers, so they can accelerate the process by which they become successful, well-paid professionals. Unca Mike don't play that. My advice is designed to cut new talent off at the knees and thus keep down the number of writers I have to compete against. Multiply your adjectives! Insult the editor! Submit your writing questions here, and I'll provide you with the answers that other writers won't.

And he delivers! Or rather, he seems to have delivered up until about 2007, when he downgraded to blogging and started giving good advice. (There was a little blip in 2009, but just the one.) At least he gives awards.

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Funniest Thing to Come Out of the World Cup

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Michael Froomkin

See it at Madisonian.net.

Of course “funniest thing to come out of the World Cup” is vaguely like “best thing Darth Cheney did for the US”; while it may not be quite that bad, it's still a low bar.

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