Here in Texas it’s called, “Calling Bullshit,” and that’s what Malcolm Gladwell does so eloquently in his review in The New Yorker of Chris Anderson’s latest book, “Free: The Future of a Radical Price” (Hyperion; $26.99).

Thank you, Malcolm, for stepping up. I’ll spare you my thoughts on Anderson’s premise, because Gladwell does such a brilliant job of shooting it full of holes.

However, I have emailed Chris Anderson and requested my free copy of “Free: The Future of a Radical Price” because I’m dying to see if this model works for Chris.

I’ll let everyone know when my copy arrives.

Thanks to Robin Moyer, for posting this to the Editorial Photographers Web site forum. Fans of the Farm Security Administration photos by Walker Evans, Russell Lee, Dorthea Lange, Carl Mydans, etc., can access the images via the Library of Congres Web site and download a free 50mb file or purchase a print for $118.

Approximately 160,000 images are available.

So, go here and get your Walker Evans on!

Or, I am for the time-being.

The high-sheriffs at his publisher may yet consign me to the composing room floor (do they still have composing rooms?). I received a release yesterday from David, which I signed, granting his publisher permission to use my words.

I think I’m one of a gazillion others included in the book but it’s compliment to have been invited.

Check out this slideshow of dance photos from around the globe in Boston.com’s The Big Picture.

It’s an outstanding collection of dance photos–all shot in the past two weeks.

I’m coming at this a month late, but it’s a little gem from the pages of Elle magazine written by my former Dallas Morning News colleague, Elizabeth Wurtzel, and it’s too good to pass up.

Wurtzel’s article, “Failure to Launch: When Beauty Fades,” is yet another homage to Wurtzel’s favorite celebrity: Elizabeth Wurtzel. A Harvard grad, and a graduate of Yale Law school, where, as of February 2009, she had yet to pass the bar, she’s made a career out of over-long introspection and exposing the ongoing train wreck that is her life. Her first book, Prozac Nation, a memoir published when she was 26, chronicles her struggle with depression.

In this article she mourns the loss of her looks at 41 and eulogizes the relationships that she either killed or let die through neglect. In typical Wurtzel-fashion, she’s brutally honest about her failings but her sincerity is always in question. It’s the curse of the self-absorbed to indulge in intense introspection and self-analysis only to conclude that, “Hey, I’m a mess, but I like me.”

As she rages against the ravages of time and gravity, she warns that ” . . . at some somber and sobering calendar date, most of us lose our looks and likewise one of our charms — and I will lose mine. At which time, for me at least, there won’t be much point to life anymore at all.” And I suppose that’s correct if you’ve lived your life chin-deep in self-obsession. By most standards, she’s still stunning, still brilliant and still remarkable but that’s not enough for Wurtzel.

Ultimately, Wurtzel’s tragedy isn’t her depression or her fading looks — it’s her absolute inability to get over herself.

“INSITE” arrived unannounced in my email this morning and it’s a typically snazzy Neiman’s presentation. The Jason Wu interview on page 2 is a quick 10-questions that left me wanting to know more. A “shop Jason Wu” link at the end of the Q&A would have been handy. Granted, there’s a half page “shop Jason Wu” image on the same page that links to his wares but for usability’s sake, it needs to be in the Q&A.

Page 3′s “The Definitive Piece This Fall: The Over-The-Knee Boot” sports a quick video intro of a leggy NYC model crossing the street and it’s an eye-catcher, and again, I want more but it dumps me onto a page where I can select from a menu of designer boots. I need more cowbell. Who says the over-the-knee boot is the definitive piece this fall? Seems like an excellent opportunity to quote Anna or any number of fashion high-priestesses who’ll tell me WHY it’s the definitive piece this fall. I’m here, I’m shopping, ENGAGE ME!!!

Which brings us to Page 4′s “Outside the Box: Gift (shouldn’t that be ‘Gifts’???) for the Newlyweds” needs some clever “Daily Candy-ish” banter to liven it up. I’m married, but definitely not ENGAGED!

On page 5, the Father’s Day video, “Of Mouse and Man” is a clever and ENGAGING pitch that showcases a variety of gorgeous manly neckties. It’s so cool I’d like to email it to my friends, but because Neiman’s didn’t give me that option and because it’s a Flash video with no link, I won’t, or can’t. Note to “INSITE” team: Make it viral. Gimme a link I can email!!!

Page 6 is pure advertising, but that’s okay, they’re trying to sell me stuff–it’s Neiman’s and I expect that but if this is an e-zine, then let’s keep a decent content-to-advertising ratio. In eight pages, I’m gonna allow you one or two that are pure sales pitch.

Page 7 is a calendar. Okay.

Page 8 is a teaser to the upcoming issue, but nowhere am I told if this is a daily, weekly or monthly ezine. Why is that? Why doesn’t Neiman’s want me to know when to expect the next issue?

Nowhere in the email announcing the debut of “INSITE” am I told ANYTHING about the publication. It’s simply a VERY DISTRACTING Flash image that quite literally flickers off and on caused me concern that my broadband connection was failing. Lose the flicker. Just because we CAN do something “cool” with Flash, doesn’t mean we SHOULD.

Debut-wise, “INSITE” has descended the staircase without doing a face-plant but she’s gonna need to make up points during the interview and curtsey events. She needs to speak to us and let us know how smart she is. She needs more CONTENT.

She needs more cowbell.