A glimpse into Afghanistan’s past

Take the first Sunday of a new year, free admission to a museum thanks to a retail giant and a serious exhibit of a country’s historical treasures, and what’ve you got? My attention.

So often I’ve been wrong before

And not just in November of 2004.

Reasons I’m blocking you on Twitter

You tweeted or used at least one of these terms in your profile.

Best movies of 2008

My top 10, and probably some of the other movies I remember seeing and enjoying.

Best music of 2008

My artist, album and top song of the year, mostly according to my Last.fm chart action and my gut. No Grammy voters were harmed in the writing of this post.

Best meal of 2008

At least half a dozen could qualify, but I think I didn’t tag a few of them properly in Flickr. The others? I was too busy using both hands to eat, not document.

Best drink of 2008

A New York Times travel-section article’s praise reminds me when and where I had it.

Review: Rachel Kramer Bussel’s “Bedding Down”

I think you might find a lot to enjoy about this collection of seasonal fiction: a definite distraction from the holidays, and a worthy stocking stuffer and/or bookshelf addition whether or not the weather plays along.

‘I guess everybody need an overcoat’

If I’m going to use my co-worker Karim Amara’s picture in that last post, I should put up something of his as well.

The journalism bailout we’ve been waiting for

I’m talking about TypePad’s move.