SNL strikes again…
…with their portrayal of Keith Olbermann: Ah, well. Interesting times ahead. ..bruce w..
Category: Journalism
It’s a sad day…
…when Saturday Night Live shows more political balance (and, frankly, pays more attention to what Biden and Murtha are saying) than most of the mainstream media: Hat tip to Ace of Spades. ..bruce w..
Some words of wisdom for Sarah Palin
Plus ça change, plus c’est la meme chose: “I am often made aware of the utter uselessness and folly of seeking to vindicate my character…from the simple fact that although foul aspersions can be bruited far and wide, held to the fluttering breeze by every press and rolled as sweet under every tongue, yet while […]
“US Weekly” editor gets shredded by Megyn Kelly
US Magazine of course had its infamous cover story this week on Sarah Palin, titled “Babies, Lies, and Scandal”. Bradley Jacobs, the senior editor for US Weekly, has his head handed to him by Megyn Kelly at Fox News by virtue of the fact that she actually read the story: Hat tip to The Jawa […]
How many times have you read this?
Just fill in the blanks: An ineffectual international organisation yesterday issued a stark warning about a situation it has absolutely no power to change, the latest in a series of self-serving interventions by toothless intergovernmental bodies. “We are seriously concerned about this most serious outbreak of seriousness,” said the head of the institution, either a […]
Is there an echo in here?
You expect two major newspapers — say, the Washington Post and the New York Times — to cover the same major news stories, each with its own particular slant. What you don’t expect is for these two news papers to run, on exactly the same day (today), feature articles over virtually the same subject, particularly […]
NY Times silently corrects major scientific gaffe in story [UPDATED]
[UPDATE (05/26/08): See end of post for the response from the New York Times. Also note that there is now a correction note in place at the end of the article. On the other hand, I haven’t been able to find any news about Fournier actually making the jump yesterday.] This morning (Saturday, 5/24), the […]
Support Jerry Pournelle
I just found out (via Instapundit) that Jerry Pournelle is currently undergoing radiation therapy for some kind of brain tumor or growth. Jerry is a well-known science fiction author; he was also for many years one of the most influential (if not the most influential) columnists in the personal computing field. I met Jerry after […]
I’m not a big Katie Couric fan…
…but this video of outtakes while anchoring in New Hampshire makes her downright likable: Doesn’t mean that I’m going to start watching CBS Evening News, though. I haven’t watched network evening news since David Brinkley retired or thereabouts. Hat tip to Suitably Flip. ..bruce w..
Centuries from now…
…historians and social anthropologists will still be mining “The Simpsons” for insights into 20th/21st Century civilization. But apparently not via YouTube — the clip I linked to disappeared (“We’re sorry, this video is no longer available”) just a few hours after I posted it. Ah, well. Anyway, hat tip to Eschaton while it lasted. ..bruce […]
