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• Robert Giroux, giant of publishing, dies
Giroux was an author himself, writing "The Book Known as Q: A Consideration of Shakespeare's Sonnets." He also contributed introductions to "The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor" and to anthologies of Malamud, John Berryman and Elizabeth Bishop.
• Victory for consumers; defeat for robo-calls
As of September 1, 2009, companies can only make recorded sales calls to people who have agreed in writing to receive them. Digital signatures via e-mail are acceptable.
• Mystery of the missing millionaire
I can see myself doing it right now, writing out a check for $250,000 and thinking, “This is either the smartest thing I’ve ever done, or the dumbest thing I’ve ever done.
• Sound off on the presidential race!
The conventions are over. The candidates continue to make their pitches to the American public about who is best fit to lead the country for the next four years. At the time of writing, there are about eight weeks to go until the November election ...
• ABOUT COSMIC LOG
He is a winner of the AAAS Science Journalism Award , the NASW Science-in-Society Award and other honors; a contributor to "A Field Guide for Science Writers" ; and a member of the board of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing