In praise of the lesser-known New Pornographers July 17, 2010 Stanton Peele: The Incredible Rachelness of Maddow July 19, 2010 – I find so much to dislike about the modern narrative of news and politics. I thought I’d share something good. Fans who bleed orange can now drink orange July 19, 2010 – Really? Ridiculous. Serenade Me, Mr. Powell July 16, 2010
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Mel Gibson scandal: Ignoring domestic abuse July 16, 2010
Update: MPB says it dropped ‘Fresh Air’ over interviews of ‘explicit sexual nature’ July 15, 2010
Video: David Letterman’s Top 10 Signs You’ve Purchased A Bad iPhone 4 July 14, 2010 – Nice. Didn’t Big Pharma or the FDA learn anything from the Gulf oil spill or the Wall Street meltdown? July 14, 2010 COM’ON GUYS! July 12, 2010 Teh starewaiz tu hevenz July 12, 2010 Dwight dozn’t lib here anymor… July 14, 2010 – Also, that is one long tail. This Paywall is Sorry for Your Loss July 14, 2010…
2010: Watson Chats With White July 12, 2010 – Disclaimer, first off: Kirk is my state senator, and I like him and I like Bill White. for politicians, this is a smart method of communication, and its novelty makes it interesting. As a voter, I wouldn’t even mind it (I’ll probably watch the video later), were it not for the “virtual town hall” spin of the article. this is not a virtual town hall. It’s…
Octopus oracle Paul to retire July 12, 2010 Techmeme Offers Tech News at Internet Speed (Claire Cain Miller/New York Times) July 12, 2010 – Techmeme links to a story about Techmeme. Just made me snicker. Can you sell your imported gadgets? Court guts “First Sale” July 12, 2010 I Knew There Was a Catch July 11, 2010 One drunken nite July 11, 2010
MSM Orientation July 10, 2010
Facing extinction: The “responsible Republican” July 9, 2010 Black cat and a ladder… July 9, 2010 National Public Radio wants to be known simply as NPR July 9, 2010 – I enjoy the NPR very much, but I would remind them what happened to that oil company after it stopped being British Petroleum.
The Rich Are Different, Still July 9, 2010 – Reading CJR is kind of like watching a news story about how your favorite guilty food pleasure will kill you. I read something somewhere that fits into my pre-conceived opinions, and here comes CJR to suggest that maybe the story isn’t as well-researched as it could have been. No, I do not want fries with that. I prefurz July 7, 2010 Walking Away From Million-Dollar Mortgages…
Teaching a (City) Child to Ride a Bike July 7, 2010 – Another one for Todd.