Jeremy Blachman's Weblog: 2012

New Patient Information

A new piece I'm particularly pleased with, over at The Bygone Bureau, satirizing doctor's office rules and policies.  "We request that you supervise young children. Those children will be provided to you by the receptionist."

Here's the link.

I Can Explain...

...is the name of my new humor piece on the Barnes & Noble site.

If you've ever made up an excuse about skipping a meeting, you may enjoy.

From the outtakes: "I regret my inability to finish this month's book club pick, "The Colossal Failure of American Education." The truth is, I have absolutely no idea how to read."

Here's the link.

Mike Daisey's Stories from the Campaign Trail

I've got a piece up on The Nervous Breakdown imagining what Mike Daisey might have done as a political reporter, on some recent campaigns: 2012, 2008, 2000, 1836... "I met Martin Van Buren. We went to a Starbucks. He was underage. I showed him my iPad." Fun piece, I hope.  No matter what you think of Mike Daisey and his NPR scandal. Here's the link.

Killer Read

New piece up on The Millions this afternoon, called Killer Read. It's a reading group guide for a "new" thriller, The Reading Group Killer. Perhaps your book club wants to check it out. Here's the link.