Wes Phillips

"Perhaps blogworthy," writes John Marks. Indeed.

Bill Maxwell always wanted to teach journalism at a historically black college, but after only two years, he quit, disillusioned. Judging from the comments of many of my professor friends, his story wouldn't have been all that different at any land grant university, either.

I'm not alone. As <A HERF="http://www.bookslut.com/blog/archives/2007_05.php#011150"><I>Blog of a Bookslut</I></A>'s Jessa Crispen says, "Another book they'll have to put me in a Clockwork Orange chair to get me to read: <I>Falling Man</I> by Don DeLillo. Thank you, <I>Guardian</I>, for justifying my judgmental reaction."

Michael Fremer wants the world to know that <a href="http://www.forbes.com/personaltech/2007/05/17/turntable-records-vinyl-t… is back</a>.

Obviously.

In their neverending quest to damn my life, Bose is now sending me credit cards. I walked into my beautiful apartment, the sun having already set, threw this and all the other junk mail down onto the kitchen table, and grabbed a beer.

Hey ma.<br>
Remember last week at dinner when you guys asked me, "What's new?," and I stuttered, hesitated, and tried telling you about the Home Entertainment Show?