Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label writing. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Off Color Rant

A Matisse Sketch

This is definitely off topic of what I would normally write about on my blog (I try to stay away from anything political/offensive in any way). That said--I never realized how many well known and renowned writers have been featured in Playboy. I decided to research the subject after I found out that the author of the book I'm currently reading had been featured there... and I think I have a new found respect for the magazine, especially old school (as opposed to "The Girl's Next Door") Playboy. Fahrenheit 451 was serialized in Playboy before being published as a novel--WHAAA'??? You're probably more learned than me and already knew that but WOW! What do you think? Is it simply chauvinistic idolatry of a narrow minded interpretation of attractive women or a smart and symbollic middle finger to the censorship gods? Both?

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Journals

Throughout my life, well since I was five or six, I have had some sort of journal. I think it's great to get kids in the habit of writing things down and it's so much fun to go back and look at old entries. Right now I have a pretty handmade one that Dusty's mom got me in New York, similar to this one. Do you keep a journal now, did you keep one when you were younger?