I reviewed fellow conservative Joseph C. Phillips’s new book, He Talk Like A White Boy, for National Review Online. Check it out.
I’m pleased to announce that I have an incentive to return to regular column writing. Blogger and journalist Mark Tapscott, editorial page editor at the Washington Examiner, has put together a blogger “Board of Contributors” for the paper, and I’ve been asked to join. So long, procrastination blues!
There’s one contingency. Mark made me promise to write with the “usual fire and flair.” Not a problem. 
The Washington Examiner is a daily commuter paper distributed throughout the city and a few Maryland and Virginia suburbs. If you live in the city, you’ll know all about it. You’ll see sections of the paper scattered everywhere, especially on the Metro right after rush hour. Employees pass them out at Metro entrances. The tabloid size makes them more convenient than broadsheets. (PDF copy of print edition)
This is a great opportunity professionally. My biweekly column will appear in the D.C. and Baltimore print editions, as well as online. Not only do I get to tell a wider range of people what I think, but I’ll be paid to do it. Being published online is great, especially if you want to create buzz in the blogosphere, but there’s something thrilling about seeing your byline in “old-fashioned” print.
A big “Thank you!” to regular readers. Without this blog and your interest, such opportunities would not come my way.
If you’ve read Joseph’s book, give us your assessment. If something else is on your mind, discuss it here. I’m going offline for the weekend. Rest easy, everybody.
Addendum: The Calvinist Gadfly says:
This may sound strange but I am glad that La Shawn does not blog frequently on The Language Artist. I have too many blogs as it is to keep up.
Thanks for the shout-out, Alan! Your post makes me feel a little less guilty about neglecting the business blog. 
Update (6/3): I just saw X-Men: The Last Stand. In a word…awesome. If you’ve seen it, review it here. No spoilers, please.
