grin and bare it
A blog by Matthew Dicks
UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO update
My book tour continues this week with appearances at The Book Cellar in Brattleboro, Vermont on Thursday night at 7:00 and at Water Street Books in Essex, New Hampshire on Saturday night at 7:00. I’ve…
Read MoreMy sources
A friend recently wrote to me: I enjoy these little articles that you link to a lot. I just have one question though: Do you really have that much free time to find all of…
Read MoreMy theory on IQ
I have a theory. We all begin with an IQ that tops 200, but with each successive smack on the head, our IQ drops. I watch as my daughter hits her head on tables, walls…
Read MoreMust watch: Words
If you’re not listening to podcasts, you have no idea what you’re missing. If you’re listening to podcasts but you’re not listening to RadioLab, you have no idea what you’re missing. If you listened to…
Read MoreQuarterbacks are jerks
Imagine that you are an offensive lineman, 360-pounds, crouched down into a three-point stance, ready to explode on the snap count. Your knees are sore from years in the trenches and your elbow is aching…
Read MoreNew York Times Book Review!
Okay, it’s not exactly a full-blown review, and it’s inexplicably in the Crime column, but still, you can find UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO in this Sunday’s New York Times Book Review! I’m very excited.
Read MoreDisturbing my sleep on purpose
Researchers on a recent episode of the Harvard Business Review IdeaCast recently discussed a Berkeley study which showed that people actually enjoy television more with commercials than without. This is attributed to the phenomenon known…
Read MoreCasting is an art
Best casting job ever: Julie Warner in the film Tommy Boy. In this film, Warner must do the impossible: 1. Be good looking enough to play the lead female role in a major motion picture.…
Read MoreI don’t like the French
I know that it’s easy and even occasionally popular to hate the French, but I do. Not to the extent that I believe in “freedom fries,” but enough. This should not be taken lightly, since…
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