Overheard on the Web, and other Web links From The Herald's Research Editor
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Gonzo tribute
Here's a column worth checking out, if only for its mentions of Carl Hiaasen and The Rock Bottom Remainders (the band Dave Barry plays in): Tom Wolfe on Hunter S. Thompson in the WSJ's Opinion Journal. For much, much more on Hunter S. Thompson, Sheila Lennon at Subterranean Homepage Blues at the Providence Journal has collected lots and lots of links and her personal musings on the man:
Checked out, a Hemingway turn with a beloved shotgun ends in a scene with Gidget -- Sandra Mrs. Bobby Darin Dee, Tammy ferteenyboppersake-- holding his hand at heaven's door. To show tunes. All three (John Raitt included) arrived together yesterday.
Who better than Lennon, a dedicated chronicler of the cultural history of the '60s and beyond, to craft this tribute to the Duke? posted by liz at 10:40 AM
Elisabeth (Liz) Donovan was a Herald librarian for 10 years, and Research Editor for 13 years. She came to The Herald in 1981, following several years at the
Washington Post. She started blogging in 2000, with a news research blog, followed by the blog at Herald.com in 2003. A frequent speaker and writer on news research, she was honored in 2004 by the
News Division of the Special Libraries Association for her contributions to
the field.