• The Mellowing of William Jefferson Clinton
  Lots of good stuff in there, including comparisons of how the Clinton and Obama White Houses run. But I particularly liked bit of color: "'You know, I’m a Baptist,' Clinton explained. 'We don’t give up on anybody. We believe in deathbed conversions.' How about Ken Starr? 'Well,' he said, then paused. 'That’s another kettle of fish.'"
• Felix Salmon » Why academics make better bloggers than journalists
  Interesting thoughts. Journalists aren't always great at making obvious why what they're writing is uber-relevant right-here-right-now-today. Blogging kinda demands that you make the "who cares?" part blatant. The thing is, some things are interesting just because they *are.* Take just about any article in Vanity Fair. I devour articles in VF about topics I don't care about and people I've never heard of because I'm enjoying good reporting and good writing. Those pieces aren't relevant in the least. And yet, I don't care a bit.

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