The Green[e]house Effect: a Weblog

Notes on the State of Alabama

The newsletter from my high school came in the mail today, and for a change it was chock full of great stories about the latest doings of some of my fellow graduates.

¶ The cover feature touted a Birmingham-based startup magazine called Mental Floss, which the Washington Post helpfully described as a guide to "being smart for dummies." Sounds like a snarky-but-smart concept — and one that's getting plenty of play, if this still shot from Friends (see left) is any indication.

¶ Farther north, Laura Thomas — a fellow traveler from my days in the Chamber Choir — has set up house in Brooklyn and staked her name on rock and roll. A writer with the Post took a liking to her debut disc (available here). If tracks like this give any indication, she deserves the buzz.

Posted by Greg Greene at June 23, 2003 10:11 PM