WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The heads of the two tax-writing committees in Congress brushed aside skeptics on Monday and pledged in an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal to seek a bipartisan tax code overhaul despite fierce political headwinds. Democrat Max Baucus, the Senate Finance Committee chairman, and Republican Dave Camp, who heads the [...]
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John Hodgman’s Advice to Writers
By admin on Monday, March 11th, 2013 | 25 Comments
Author and former literary agent John Hodgman gives tips on how to make it as a writer. Find out why writing what you know may not be enough. Join the BOOKD forum on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com All three of Hodgman’s books, THE AREAS OF MY EXPERTISE, MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU REQUIRE and THAT IS ALL, are [...]
Read More...‘Argo,’ ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ win at Writers Guild
By admin on Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 | Comments Off
‘Argo,’ ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ win at Writers Guild The guild’s adapted screenplay award Sunday went to Chris Terrio for “Argo,” director Ben Affleck’s tale of the CIA’s daring masquerade of six U.S. diplomats as a Hollywood film crew to rescue them from Iran during the hostage crisis there. “Argo” has emerged as the best-picture favorite [...]
Read More...Nora Ephron to be honored at Writers Guild East Awards
By admin on Friday, February 15th, 2013 | Comments Off
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Nora Ephron helped craft the modern romantic comedy, leaving an indelible mark on the genre by chronicling love-lorn, mildly neurotic urbanites in hits like "When Harry Met Sally" and "Sleepless in Seattle." The director and screenwriter was hailed as a latter-day Ernst Lubitsch for her sparkling dialogue when she died last [...]
Read More...Kurtz: Survival strategy for writers
By admin on Friday, January 11th, 2013 | Comments Off
Howard Kurtz says Andrew Sullivan is asking readers to pay for his blog, part of the new reality of journalists’ self-branding. CNN.com – Top Stories
Read More...The Carpetbagger: Writers Guild Gives ‘Flight,’ ‘Looper’ and ‘Master’ a Little Help
By admin on Monday, January 7th, 2013 | Comments Off
The Writers Guild of America releases its nominations, giving momentum to “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Moonrise Kingdom.” NYT > Movies
Read More...‘Lincoln,’ ‘Argo’ earn Writers Guild nominations
By admin on Friday, January 4th, 2013 | Comments Off
‘Lincoln,’ ‘Argo’ earn Writers Guild nominations LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Lincoln” and “Zero Dark Thirty” are adding to their front-runner status for Hollywood’s awards season. In the documentary category, The Central Park Five, ”The Invisible War, ”Mea Maxima Culpa, West of Memphis, ”We Are Legion: seattlepi.com: Movies
Read More...”Zero Dark Thirty” screenplay among Writers Guild nominees
By admin on Friday, January 4th, 2013 | Comments Off
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The writers of controversial Osama bin Laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty" and of the presidential drama "Lincoln" won nominations on Friday for the Writers Guild Awards, as momentum built in Hollywood ahead of the Oscars in February. The screenplays for Iran hostage drama "Argo," cult movie "The Master," quirky comedy "Silver [...]
Read More...The Carpetbagger: Writers Rethink Words for the Big Screen
By admin on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 | Comments Off
Oscar-nominated writers discuss the challenge of adapting books and plays to the screen. NYT > Movies
Read More...Sam McDonald’s first-ever Tune Up Tuesday listening party draws players, writers and music fans
By admin on Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 | Comments Off
Tuesday was a good night for music in downtown Hampton. Come in Tokyo was playing at Marker 20. Music News
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