Blogs about: Meghan Daum

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Daily Journal -April 11th, 2013

restisstillunwritten wrote 1 month ago: I was quite inspired by this to-die-for, beautiful piece of writing that someone near, dear and very … more →

Tags: The People in My Life, Thoughts, These Are the Questions that Question Me, Journaling Challenge, Quote, College, Love, these are the questions that question me, Quotes

The 25 Greatest Essay Collections of All Time

emilystemple wrote 2 months ago: Today marks the release of Aleksandar Hemon’s excellent book of personal essays, The Book of M … more →

Tags: Books, zzz-mailer-ready-feature, aleksandar hemon, Annie Dillard, Christopher Hitchens, clive james, Cynthia Ozick, David Foster Wallace, david sedaris

weekly endorsements

missebonibooth wrote 2 months ago: I suggest! Everyone should read Meghan Daum’s essay “My Misspent Youth.” It’ … more →

Tags: weekly endorsements, Partial Comfort Productions, slate culture gabfest, White Sheets, five twenty three, Samuel Hunter

AWP: A First Report for the Snowbound Conference3 comments

Dinty W. Moore wrote 2 months ago: From AWP Guest Blogger Lori May: One of my first conference highs this year came from a morning sess … more →

Tags: Brevity Updates, news and events, Essay

2 Tech Arguments Worth Joining2 comments

pochp wrote 2 months ago: Meghan Daum of LATimes just claimed that ‘Scientific research backs up my perennial gripe abou … more →

Tags: science and technology, health, Society, News, media, censorship, Child Labour, Voting Rights Act, Blood Diamond

In Defense of Public Relations: Take That Meghan Daum

Edward M. Bury, APR wrote 4 months ago: By Edward M. Bury, APR (aka The PRDude) Ah, the New Year.  We wipe the slate clean. We enthusiastica … more →

Tags: Chicago Tribune, Public Relations Society of America, PRSA, facebook, new definition of public relations, public relaitons, definition of public relaitons, the beatles, The Beatles - Let it be

books about perfect houses

kendalgerard wrote 6 months ago: a few months ago, i read a book called life would be perfect if i lived in that house by meghan daum … more →

Tags: Miscellany, LIfe Would Be Perfect If I Lived In That House, house: a memoir, Michael Ruhlman, books about houses, Perfect Houses

the quality of life report-meghan daum1 comment

metrotextual wrote 7 months ago: “am i old, or is j crew getting fly?” meghan daum blew my mind with her writing about ta … more →

Tags: better than magazines, like_minded folks, Wacktose intolerant, Passages, black book, The Quality Of life Report, J Crew

Molly Ringwald Presented Her First Fiction Book "When It Happens To You" at Live Talks LA8 comments

popbuff wrote 8 months ago: If you were a teenager or a tween in the ’80s you would know Molly Ringwald. Ringwald is the q … more →

Tags: book signing, totally 80's, Live Talks LA, live talks los angeles, Molly Ringwald, panio, ruchel freibrun, When It Happens to You

An Evening with Molly Ringwald at Live Talks Los Angeles2 comments

popbuff wrote 8 months ago: America’s sweetheart, teen queen of the ’80s Molly Ringwald debuts her first fiction boo … more →

Tags: book signing, totally 80's, Molly Ringwald, live talks los angeles, Bergamot Station, When It Happens to You, Los Angeles Times, sixteen candles, pretty in pink

Manhattan Bound: Great Books About New York2 comments

Hg2 | A Hedonist's Guide To... wrote 9 months ago: Sometimes you need to get under the skin of a place, and the best way to do that is through the word … more →

Tags: features, Travel, New York, Jay McInerney, Manhattan, @ vacation, central park, literary cafes, Catcher in the Rye

10 of the Funniest American Essayists of Our Time14 comments

emilystemple wrote 9 months ago: Like many of you, this week we were saddened to hear of the death of phenomenal and darkly comic ess … more →

Tags: Books, Buzz, Augusten Burroughs, David Rakoff, david sedaris, George Saunders, Gore Vidal, nora ephron, Sarah Vowell

Scratch-Off Jackpot: 12 Sheets of Paper in Two Rooms

30million wrote 11 months ago: When I buy a scratch-off lottery ticket, I want to be able to picture my odds. For one of my state … more →

Tags: scratch-offs, lottery, scratch off, Beth Machlan

Is Obama "Too Brainy to be President"?

cdawkins wrote 1 year ago: You really have to read this article in the L.A. Times to believe it.  This is 100% detachment from … more →

Tags: obama, Economy, Politics, L A Times, Too brainy

Ambition, Identity, Mommy Wars, and “The Most Important Job In The World.”2 comments

Shannon Kelley wrote 1 year ago: Last week, I attended an alumni/student networking event at my alma mater, UC Santa Barbara. The eve … more →

Tags: What should I do with my life?, Culture, identity, Millenials, iconic self, Ambition, Mommy Wars, Ann Romney, Hilary Rosen

Literary Xanax for moms1 comment

Natalie wrote 1 year ago: It was with a certain smugness that I learned Seattle had once again made the list last year for the … more →

Tags: Culture, Seattle books, claire dederer, Lia Purpura, Brady Udall, jennifer egan

Seamus -- the Irish (car) setter9 comments

jimmycsays wrote 1 year ago: I want to preface this piece by saying I’m no fan of Mitt Romney. In fact, I think he’s … more →

Tags: Journalism, The New York Times, Gail Collins, The Los Angeles Times, Mitt Romney, SEAMUS

Christopher Hitchens. Still Dead. Still Wrong. But..Sort of Right.1 comment

Martha Garvey wrote 1 year ago: Sorry, Meghan Daum and Sarah Silverman… I agree with you both. Sort of. But: In death, Christo … more →

Tags: Innovation, That Darned Patriarchy!, Christopher Hitchens, Sara Sliverman, Comedy, Graydon Carter

This week: As seen on TV! House Perfectionism; Dishing with Lizzie Bermudez; Dealing with Black Friday

Lady Brain with Steph and Lauren wrote 1 year ago: Get ready to not only hear, but to WATCH Lady Brain on your TV. We’re offering a sneak peek of … more →

Tags: Inside the lady brain, San Francisco, kwss, Lizzie Bermudez, KKGN, Talk Radio, sacramento california, Sacramento, comcast hometown network


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