Even Kubrick couldn’t envision Bluetooth. This was inspired by some back and forth with Adam Jameson on film. No other…
I like Chuck Klosterman. Yup. I said it.
I like him and I’m gonna tell you why using some concepts spelled out in his new book Eating the…
I like depressing Christmas songs…
…Songs about loneliness. Heartbreak. Folks down on their luck. Forgotten. Addicted. Only… on Christmas! One of my favorite Christmas albums…
Have You Seen This?
the unstoppable Dan Wickett is doing two cool things over at the emerging writers network: first, another round of holiday…
How Much Do You Have Left?
Click HERE to find out. Then let me know.
Best of 2009 Part Two: Music-ness
Hey, kids, it’s part two of my list-o-mania! Let’s continue to hate lists by loving mine, what do you say?…
Powers of Attraction
The narrator of Matthew Simmons’s A Jello Horse takes detours to odd roadside attractions. This aspect of the book reminded…
Farewell Lily Hoang!
Please join me in saying farewell to Lily Hoang who is leaving Big Other to concentrate her blogging efforts at…
Seven Stories I Think More People Should Read
…Because what the internet totally needs is another year-end list. I was thinking about some of the online writing from…
William Walsh’s Best of 2009
Favorite books: Hiding Man: A Biography of Donald Barthelme (Tracy Daugherty) and Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Connor (Brad Gooch)…