Follow the leader, lemming-style

I see that Night by Elie Wiesel is still at the number one spot on Amazon.com. This proves, once again, what a pack of lemmings people are.
Don’t get me wrong—Night is an incredible book. Wiesel wrote it, as a young man, to describe his time in Auschwitz. Its lyrical, poetic quality has fanned the [...]

Follow the leader, lemming-style

I see that Night by Elie Wiesel is still at the number one spot on Amazon.com. This proves, once again, what a pack of lemmings people are.
Don’t get me wrong—Night is an incredible book. Wiesel wrote it, as a young man, to describe his time in Auschwitz. Its lyrical, poetic quality has [...]

Cory Maye Update– possible hearing for new trial

Balko has a brief post on the Agitator about this development. He will update further over the weekend.
If you haven’t read about Cory Maye, please go to the Agitator and mayeisinnocent.com and read about Maye’s case. He sits on deathrow right now for the shooting death of a police officer during an almost-no [...]

Cory Maye Update– possible hearing for new trial

Balko has a brief post on the Agitator about this development. He will update further over the weekend.
If you haven’t read about Cory Maye, please go to the Agitator and mayeisinnocent.com and read about Maye’s case. He sits on deathrow right now for the shooting death of a police officer during an [...]

The real boy’s dream shattered– he’s not made out of wood.

Last week, Claire Wolfe blogged about the trail of doubt following behind James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces and My Friend Leonard. The Smoking Gun investigative article was incredible to read, and I applaud their exhaustive, thorough reporting.
Wednesday, Jan. 25th, an article ran in the Seattle Times about a lawsuit filed in [...]

The real boy’s dream shattered– he’s not made out of wood.

Last week, Claire Wolfe blogged about the trail of doubt following behind James Frey, author of A Million Little Pieces and My Friend Leonard. The Smoking Gun investigative article was incredible to read, and I applaud their exhaustive, thorough reporting.
Wednesday, Jan. 25th, an article ran in the Seattle Times about a lawsuit filed in [...]

Dear readers, let’s yak about art.

{editor’s note:  it was difficult to do a weekly feature; Let’s Yak About Art is a reoccuring feature here at Yak Attack}
Please give a warm round of applause for Yak Attack’s first regular feature. Each week, I’m going to highlight an artist. I’ve had such a blast checking out Artcyclopedia, that I want to continue [...]

Dear readers, let’s yak about art.

Please give a warm round of applause for Yak Attack’s first regular feature. Each week, I’m going to highlight an artist. I’ve had such a blast checking out Artcyclopedia, that I want to continue combing through their archives. Art history was my major in college, too, so it’s been refreshing to dust off some [...]

Let’s say see you later instead of goodbye

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. ~William Faulkner
Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same. Flavia Weedn, Forever
R.I.P.
Walter “Bark” Doss
Jan. 20, 2006

Let’s say see you later instead of goodbye

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. ~William Faulkner
Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never ever the same. Flavia Weedn, ForeverR.I.P.Walter “Bark” DossJan. 20, 2006