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Mark Pilgrim: "[T]oday is the first time in my life that I've been directly paid for writing."

This is how it's supposed to work, right? Sweat equity -> personal brand -> pundit status.

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Tip of the iceberg. I've been wondering when the Lott flap would lead to a more comprehensive investigation of how the old Dixiecrat movement became the Goldwater/Nixon "southern strategy." To quote Lyndon Johnson when he signed the 1964 Voting Rights Act, "I think we've just delivered the south to the Republicans for a long time to come."

categories: memewatch x-syndicate

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Well, the long-rumored Spiers/Kottke/Denton NY gossip rag e-zine blog thang has burst onto the scene and it looks fabulous. I'm both pleased and envious, which is a good sign (for me). Great concept, great execution. Huge talent. What else do you need? Perfect timing too since I'm sitting here in my parents' apt. on the upper-east side piggybacking on their Time Warner Cable connexion. (British spelling as a nod to Nick "I hate the Bay Area which I mostly experienced as a carpetbagger in the Valley" Denton.)

Inquiring minds want to know: Does it use a custom-built CMS or does it use Movable Type?

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