Let us now praise: The cliche Oct 18, 2009
And speaking of tempests, how did we manage for so long without Sebastian Junger s perfect storm, the epitome of a vigorous and helpful clich. ( A perfect storm in a teapot, on the other hand, is not a clich. (Boston Globe)
The (True?) Story Behind Facebook's Founding Jul 15, 2009
Go back to Michael Lewis, or Sebastian Junger, or all the way back to Hunter S. Thompson. I think I see myself as that sort of journalist someone's who telling a true story, but in an entertaining way. (Time.com)
'He'd have found bin Laden' May 28, 2009
Author Sebastian Junger: 'He had tremendous magnetism ... CNN -- Sebastian Junger found him crouched on a battlefield in Afghanistan, fighting to stay alive. (CNN -- International)
'Looch' behaves himself in class May 20, 2009
As a fund-raiser for the Hoffman Breast Center at Mount Auburn Hospital, best-selling writer Alice Hoffman hosted an "An Evening With Your Favorite Authors" featuring such all-star scribes as Jennifer Weiner, Gregory Maguire, Sebastian Junger, Elizabeth Berg, Claire Messud, and Tom Perrotta. Former television reporter Joyce Kulhawik and WCVB-TV's Kelley Tuthill, both cancer survivors, also spoke. (Boston Globe)
The Center of attention May 18, 2009
Guest authors are Gregory Maguire (below), Jennifer Weiner, Sebastian Junger, Elizabeth Berg, Claire Messud, and Tom Perotta. Entertainment reporter and cancer survivor, Joyce Kulhawik will handle emcee duties, and WCVB-TV's Kelley Tuthill will discuss her challenges with the disease. (Boston Globe)
New Book on Late Afghan Hero Published by Webster University Apr 16, 2009
Award-winning author and journalist Sebastian Junger spent time as a reporter in Afghanistan and profiled Massoud for National Geographic just months before the leader's assassination. Junger also authored The Perfect Storm and reviewed Grad's book. (PR Newswire)
The Book That Changed My Life Feb 14, 2009
Sebastian Junger -- Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown. Barbara Leaming -- The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud. (Suite101.com)
