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Hi, I’m Jason Clarke. I’m a family guy, writer, and digital strategist based in Orono, Maine. More about me →

General updates

  • National prizes honor Maine journalists

    Congratulations to two Maine journalists for recently winning two significant national honors: Richard Anderson, publisher of Village Soup, has been awarded a Knight Foundation grant for $885,000 to take the platform and technology behind the VillageSoup websites and make them open-source. Alicia Anstead, a Bangor Daily News columnist, has been awarded a Nieman Fellowship to…

  • Movies we’ve seen recently

    Some movies we’ve seen recently, with links, ratings, and brief comments. The Illusionist – 4 out of 5 stars – An excellent, thoroughly riveting (if predictable) movie about a misunderstood magician that proved to be genuinely satisfying in its conclusion without being trite or needlessly confounding. And of course, Ed Norton and Paul Giamatti were…

  • Dutson on NECN tonight

    TiVo alert: If you live in New England, tune in to regional news network NECN tonight from 8-8:30pm to catch Chet Curtis interview Lance Dutson about Lance’s coverage of the recent Libby trial. NECN is pretty good about putting up video of their segments; if they have some of Lance I’ll link it later on.…

  • eBay membership anniversary

    I have now been an eBay member for 7 years.

  • Ascent Amnesia

    Ascent Amnesia: When somebody rising to power suddenly forgets that power is cyclical.

  • Bridie Clark’s ‘Because She Can’ is now on sale

    Congratulations to my friend Bridie Clark, whose book Because She Can is available in bookstores today! Because She Can is a fun, funny, revealing look at a young woman who takes on a hellish boss, a hectic industry, and…well, you’ll have to read it to find out! Learn about the book and more at Bridie’s…

  • Welcome to The Maine Edge

    Welcome to a new alternative weekly publication in my local area: it’s called The Maine Edge, and it covers arts, technology, sports and more in Bangor, surrounding communities, and nationwide. I like the upbeat, positive tone and the coverage seems to be pretty competitive in terms of not just trodding the same ground as our…

  • Woodstove

    Yes, it’s cold out here today (although it’s up to 18F right now)…so we’ve got a great big fire crackling here in our office.

  • Happy new year!

    Happy 2007, to one and all…hope this time around is a great one for you.

  • Dave Hardy’s new documentary

    My friend David Hardy has just released a documentary film he’s been working on for many years. It’s called In Search of the Second Amendment, and it’s an exploration of the history and true meaning of our right to keep and bear arms. The movie is $24.95 to own, but Hardy is not promoting a…