Carl Hiaasen has a piece in the New York Times' series of writers on writing (free registration required). Hiaasen is the author of many novels including Tourist Season and Sick Puppy. He is also a columnist for the Miami Hearld. You can read his columns from the last month or so (including several sensible ones on Elian).
posted by steve rhodes 4/25/2000 1:20:38 AM
The Wildest Ride in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo which was nominated for an oscar in the best short documentary category airs on Discovery Tuesday, April 25th at 8 pm & 11 pm eastern time. Entertainment weekly gave it an A- in a brief review. It comes from the same production company which did The Farm, which is also about Angola Prison and is available on video.
posted by steve rhodes 4/24/2000 12:33:18 PM