Tag: Hiaasen

Hiaasen’s Humor from Anger

Fans of Miami Herald writer, Carl Hiaasen, 2010 NSNC Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, will be happy to know he has authored a new book called Star Island. His sharp, dry, humor is known to readers of satire worldwide. In a recent book review and interview for the UK Guardian, Hiaasen says that writing satire these…

“Kick Ass” Author at Columnists Conference

Thanks to President Obama, the expression “kick ass” (or variations thereof) has come off the street and into mainstream news coverage.  Headline writers and TV news readers were freed from restraint after the president told Matt Lauer of the Today show he was talking to experts to find answers about the Gulf oil spill “so…