Année : 2004

The intense gaze and the serious look. The way he sits, hunched forward, attentive, all ears. The perfect curve in the hairline, the stylish blue-grey suit. « Think only nice thoughts » he says, gently, with an accent that makes me melt slowly like a piece of chocolate. I am 15 again, and I have a big crush.

When he saw the preview for this new movie (now called Close your eyes), Patrick wrote: « Christmas comes early for Martine this year. Not sure if it�s a style of movie you enjoy though? »

Two hours of close ups of Goran Visnjic! Goran Visnjic as an hypnotherapist! I don’t care if the movie is bad. I’m SO there.

That damn Atkins stuff really is everywhere.

From a brand new Web site called Portalette.

Ten months after being named the « Hot Writer » of 2000 by Rolling Stone, I was writing promotional copy for Weight Watchers. I needed the money, they asked, I delivered. Last September, the day before leaving on tour for my first novel, I turned in a $750 essay about the joys of Passover to a magazine published by 1-800-FLOWERS.

Neal Pollack, author and reader of Salon.com, responds to a controversial article written by a midlist author complaining about the hardships of publishing.