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Draft Paul Krugman
If you’re not following Paul Krugman’s column and blog, you should be. We can hope his assessment of the Geithner Plan is faulty, but I’m not betting on it.
Higher misumeducation
Just shoot me. This is freaking unbelievable: A Texas legislator is waging a war of biblical proportions against the science and education communities in the Lone Star State as he fights for a bill that would allow a private school that teaches creationism to grant a Master of Science degree in the subject. (Hat tip, […]
Religious right cancels Japan vacation plans (I predict)
Little is as unscrutable as Japanese popular culture. But this — gay porn somewhat cleaned up and used as background for music videos — is the strangest yet. Apparently, thousands of these videos are circulating on the internets. Be warned: they are not for Americans of delicate sensibilities! (YouTube takes the videos down frequently, so […]
David Brooks grieves rapacious commerce
I read a good bit about how out of touch the political, corporate and pundit classes are, and I always tend to take it with a grain of salt. Glenn Greenwald often borders on shrill in his rants about this. Then I read something like David Brooks’ latest column and I feel beyond flabbergasted. Here’s […]
Jean Baudrillard or Norma Desmond?
Jesus! A daily newspaper has cut editorial staff from 165 to 20 as it converts entirely to an online existence, the New York Times reports. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s move is the largest such by any newspaper in the country and, as the Times reports, will be watched closely by many other papers whose owners are […]
Electroshock and resurrection
I listened to a “Speaking of Faith” program entitled “Biology of the Sprit,” about the work of Sherwin Nuland, today. I’ll write more about that later, but I came across this moving video I wanted to be sure I didn’t lose track of. It’s about Nuland’s experience with electroshock therapy but it’s also a story […]
Are bloggers outclassing journalists?
I’m always comforted when I read someone who is more long-winded than I am. Such is the case with Whet Moser’s discussion of the state of journalism for the Chicago Reader. Moser makes the interesting point that bloggers now often outclass newspaper journalists in terms of expertise and writing skill. He cites Glenn Greenwald and […]
All across the nation….
Speaking of dying newspapers, the New York Times paints a gloomy picture of bankruptcies, closings and cutbacks across the nation. There’s this about the attempt to go digital: For more than two centuries, newspapers have been the indispensable source of public information and a check on the abuses of government and other powerful interests. And […]
More on Creative Loafing’s travails and the decline of journalism
UPDATE BELOW The plot continues to thicken at Creative Loafing. The paper is back in bankruptcy court this week. Nothing will be decided until next week, since court proceedings will resume on Tuesday. I’ve found the most up-to-date information on Wayne Garcia’s “Political Whore” blog on the Tampa Creative Loafing site. Former Atlanta Loafer Steve […]
You’re safe, honestly
Friends skiing in Utah sent me this picture today with the suggestion that I put it in my waiting area.