Sunday, December 01, 2002

Gone to Occoquan Mark Hoback (of Fried Green Al-Quedas) has seen fit to include my recent piece on the use and abuse of the term "bickering" in the latest issue of his online digest, The Virtual Occoquan. VO also includes much great work by various other blog buddies, so go check it out! 3:57:21 PM    Emphasize This! []

Bush Urged to Slam Islam Harder One of the few unqualified praises I can accord to President Bush in his handling of the current crisis is how he has consistently and sincerely resisted the tempation to characterize the struggle against Islamist terror as a struggle against Islam per se or against Muslims, either at home or abroad. But how long can this apparently-natural tolerance hold up against a concerted effort by the hard right to turn the crisis into an apocalyptic "conflict of civilizations?" More. 3:51:10 PM    Emphasize This! []

Village Voice Reviews Guarding Hanna The Village Voice finally published its long-promised review of Miha Mazzini's novel, Guarding Hanna. I know both the publisher and the author were looking forward to the exposure, and having something to point to besides the review I did last month and the brief blurb in Publishers Weekly. The Voice review (by Francine Russo) is generally positive, though it's more of a plot summary than a strong recommendation. Hopefully it will spur others to take note of this intriguing work by one of Eastern Europe's most promising literary talents. 3:12:35 PM    Emphasize This! []