On an Economist site, the blogger known as DIA bemoans what happens to an Alabama politician who dares question the possibility that every single word in the Bible might not be true. DIA wrote: "EVERY politician says something he has to walk back once in a while. In the case of Bradley Byrne, a RepublicanContinue reading “Having fun with fundamentalism”
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What if journalism today included the real news?
Noticing the incredible lack of hard news in today's journalism, the great artist Steve Brodner proposes a solution. In his words: The problem with main stream media is that sometimes the news is hard to find. What if "journalism" were sponsored by journalism? We could then expect some kind of product placement in the show! Continue reading “What if journalism today included the real news?”
I don’t believe in global warming
A London street artist named Bansky puts an icy flood to good use: via Jessica Palmer at Biophemera
Global Warming for Dummies: The Joke Version
From Tom Toles today. May be aimed at Drudge, who never seems to tire of the "joke." I'm off to the American Geophysical Union, to see what the scientists say about our climate…
Men Driving Us Mad: George Packer Explains the Fascination
George Packer of The New Yorker, editor of the great collection of Orwell non-fiction called Facing Unpleasant Facts, explains why Mad Men is so frustrating…and so fascinating. He writes on his blog Interesting Times: So the question is obvious: what’s so interesting about this annoying show? Beneath the mesmerizing retro sheen lies the inversion ofContinue reading “Men Driving Us Mad: George Packer Explains the Fascination”
Palin: “A String of Cliches” or “A Figure of Historic Consequence?”
The Economist on Sarah Palin's book: On policy, Mrs Palin’s book is negligible. Her call for “commonsense conservatism” is a string of clichés. She favours free markets and a robust defence, but other than that she offers few specifics about how she would grapple with the big problems America actually faces. She sometimes says thingsContinue reading “Palin: “A String of Cliches” or “A Figure of Historic Consequence?””
Pessimists, But Happy Ones
A lovely photo essay on food and American history, from artist Maira Kalman:
Climate: Too Big a Problem to Get Excited About
Last week the Democrats in Congress agreed with no apparent debate to forget about trying to do anything to preserve climate stability this year, and, in effect, to move the issue to the back burner. In the widely-quoted words of Senator Claire McKaskill: After you do one really, really big, really, really hard thing thatContinue reading “Climate: Too Big a Problem to Get Excited About”
Terrorists Attack Again! Well, Sort of…
I think this, from the irrepressible Ted Rall, is really funny. Is that wrong?
Global Warming: Top Phrase of the Decade
So alleges The Language Monitor, which claims results based on a "proprietary algorithm that tracks words and phrases in the media and on the Internet, now including blogs and social media (such as Twitter). The words are tracked in relation to frequency, contextual usage and appearance in global media outlets, factoring in long-term trends, short-termContinue reading “Global Warming: Top Phrase of the Decade”
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