Center of Gravitas

Over the weekend, I made a dip down to New York City. Thanks to the generosity of a non-blogger friend, I was able to stay at her apartment...

Moving sucks. Don’t get me wrong – I am happy to be starting a new job and relocating to Midwestern Funky Town. It’s not about the place o...

Comments from Harry Jackson (which I first saw mentioned by JMG ) caught my attention the other day. Jackson, a diva religious zealot, is l...

Over the past few days a friend from Texas had been visiting me in Boston. It was great to catch up with him and learn about the news at my...

Jerry Falwell is dead. One can’t turn on a television or a computer without seeing his rotund face. I personally take no satisfaction in h...

My few days with my mother in Boston were nice. I am really glad that she came for a trip. I give props to Huntington and V.U.B.O.Q. for ...

Although I didn’t expect it to affect my mood one way or another, the end of the house has actually left me in a pretty darn good place. Th...

One of the longest nightmares in my life has finally ended. No, I am not talking about the Ugg boot craze. After over a year on the market...

Books are becoming a casualty of the digital age. Academic publishers, in particular, are hard hit by the changing trends. The presses tha...