The Washington Post's Book World: Odes to vanishing thrones, laughs and phones
I did this little piece that ran today in The Washington Post’s Book World. (OBSOLETE actually started out as a cover story in The Washington Post Magazine last year.) Books and newpapers and magazines are, of course, both subjects in the book. Tumblr isn’t. Think about that for a moment. Or don’t. Or think about this: does the spelling of “Tumblr” mean the beginning of the end of the letter “e?”
As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, I’m going to be in DC tomorrow at Books-a-Million in Dupont Circle tomorrow from 5 to 7. Obama may or may not be there. I love that construction: may or may not be there. Really, doesn’t it apply to everyone all the time? Hell, I may or may not be there. I will or will not be there. I am or I am not writing this blog post. I may or may not be in desperate need of a nap. Please excuse the sound of my forehead hitting the keyboaefopiaefaefji;a.
