June 7, 2011

June 7, 2011 – I don’t follow stand-up comedy much, but if I were still writing about podcasting (sigh) I would be doing features about how the medium has become a boon for stand-up comics and radio people. And I would talk about hos this development has gotten a lot of new people to listen to podcasts who never did during what we producers like to think of as the golden years.

June 7, 2011 – Look, the dude is a liar. He’s been caught making stuff up, and editing selectively more than once. Getting a story right, or partially right does not
mean you have earned RRSPECT. Media self-reflection isn’t warranted for scumbags who get lucky.

June 6, 2011 – I never want to see the words “shirtless Weiner pic” again. I don’t think I’m alone in that.

June 6, 2011 – At the Alamo, where you need to arrive early to get a good seat, your compensation is that the pre-movie ad/trailer/announcement fest is actually quite entertaining. And there’s beer!

May 25, 2011

June 6, 2011 – Nanette, you might like this one.

June 6, 2011 – I don’t watch a lot of this stuff, but I notice three things about this screen cap that are uncommented upon by the author. 1) Isn’t “tracking the movements…” a super-weird way to discuss campaign coverage? 2) Too much stuff on that screen in all caps. 3) How old is the anchor, and does she, um, have any journalism credentials? Now I’m being super-shallow on this last one, I realize, but wow.

June 6, 2011

June 6, 2011 – Why does MTV have movie awards?

June 3, 2011 – The practical result of partisan, vindictive redistricting conducted by political bodies.

June 3, 2011 – There’s a Candyland movie? ::headdesk::

June 3, 2011

June 3, 2011 – I am continually astonished at the way news outlets accept and promolgate events created by PR flacks. My local paper is all over the Donut Day thing, making sure that all subscribers, online readers and social media followers know where they can get a free donut. Not a “holiday” a marketing day. Let’s be clear about that.

June 2, 2011 – Oh, lamestream media(tm), you do make me laugh. Faced with a choice of whether to cover the beginning of a legitimate campaign for president (dull, but important), and a bus tour by a reality TV star who is flirting with the idea of running (sexy and a little trashy), you find a way to shoehorn the two things into one story. Well done!

June 2, 2011 – Headline: Oddly, this is the first sentence of my unfinished novel!

June 2, 2011 – It is apparently absurdist day here in my Google feed.

June 2, 2011 – There’s a neighborhood in NYC called DUMBO? For a Texas girl, THAT’S the story.

May 31, 2011 – Worth a read: my snarky reaction to the Palin hoopla is to suggest that if the media would simply leave her to her own devices unless and until she announces that she’s running for something, Ms. Palin would probably burst a blood vessel trying to regain their interest. And that would be entertaining. But in all seriousness, where is the news value of reporting her every move? I don’t get it.

May 31, 2011 – I don’t do the celebrity gossip, gut great googly moogly! Also, Meadowlark of Hyde Park? Never heard that.

May 27, 2011

May 30, 2011

May 30, 2011 – Go Todd go!

May 27, 2011 – Maybe Pogue’s dating life is worrisome. But is it more worrisome than the fact that he has appeared IN VENDOR BOOTHS at trade shows to give presentations on their behalf? I saw it happen, and no one said a thing.

May 26, 2011

May 25, 2011 – I’m sure they were very polite bombs, ay? /Canadian stereotype joke

May 25, 2011 – I hate when awesome places close, and I hope this does not bode ill for other awesome businesses on this North Loop strip.