Update On the New Book
/But . . . my deep brain kept niggling at me. Something about the project was . . . off. I didn't know what. But something.
And one day in lateish August, my brain figured it out. Huzzah!
Read MoreHistorian. Author. Ranter. Idea Junkie.
This a blog. Sort of. I rarely use it anymore.
But . . . my deep brain kept niggling at me. Something about the project was . . . off. I didn't know what. But something.
And one day in lateish August, my brain figured it out. Huzzah!
Read MoreIndeed, it sparks of a kind of intellectual ecstasy that deepens my appreciation for the life in the digital age. Like moving from iron to steel or something like that.
Read MoreWhat grabbed me was the imagery: Here was a group of young women using digital media to turn EVERY convention of music video and rap culture on its head, right down to the way they were dressed. It was genius. WHAT they were singing was irrelevant.
Read MoreBut I gotta tell you: Sometimes it just wears a woman down. Sometimes I just wanna go sit in the rocker and watch the clouds.
Read MoreI have accumulated zero pieces of paper. Nice bonus to the other benefits. [click no further; end of post]
Website of Maureen Ogle, author and historian. Books include Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer; In Meat We Trust: An Unexpected History of Carnivore America; and Key West: History of An Island of Dreams.
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