Extra! Extra! Read all About it: "Munk Tells Stargayzers, 'See You in September!'"

I’m so happy to report that Stargayzing has doubled its readership in the last twelve months, thanks to loyal readers like you. Indeed, to use a prominent metaphor from Jerzy Kosinki’s Being There, keeping Stargayzing thriving oftentimes feels like maintaining a garden. Sometimes, though, it feels more like I’m feeding an animal that is endlessly hungy. While I consider the blog my most passionate project, it’s a huge amount of work. It is in the spirit of both of these feelings that every six months I need to ignore the first rule of blogging—don’t stop—and take a short break to renew my energy and live a little.

If you think of me as your pop culture analyst, it won’t seem that odd that I’m taking August off; the only difference being that there is nobody covering for me, so you’re on your own, kids. I do want to reassure you that I will be back right after Labor Day with more of the quality pieces that you have come to expect. While I’m gone, I encourage you check out some of the great older posts you may have missed, which I’ve taken the liberty of aggregating below. You can still follow me on twitter during my hiatus, because unplugging completely would make this analyst—well—nervous.

Until September, let’s remember what Oscar Wilde said: “we are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars,” so, look up!

David

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