My story “Scenes from the Life of the Only Girl in Water Shield, Alaska” will be appearing in the 2008 O. Henry Prize Stories on May 6th. I swear that if you buy it, you will grow or shrink four inches, wherever on your body you want.
On the morning of Friday, June 11th, Apple Inc. (née Apple Computer Inc.) released the second generation of its iPhone, a release feted as “The Second Coming of the Jesusphone”. It’s not to be taken lightly. Since their first big forays into the consumer electronics market, Apple’s deftly calibrated hype strategy—a tripartite blend of secrecy, [...]