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A site that attempts to render the internet down into one easy-to consume mental beverage.
Kudos to the L.A. Times for Bringing Up the Border Issue that the U.S. Ignores
As the L.A. Times seemingly stumbles towards an unmarked grave in journalistic Potter's Field, every once in a while it spits out something that reminds me why I will kinda miss the Left Coast Gray Lady when she's gone. Today's issue of the Times features a...
A Surprisingly Well-Thought-Out Response by Paris Hilton
I originally sent this out as an e-mail message, but I think that spam filters are snatching up anything with "Paris Hilton" in the message header, so I'm not sure if it got through. So here it is again, in this space ... which, come to think of it, may not show up...
A Surprisingly Well-Thought-Out Response by Paris Hilton
I originally sent this out as an e-mail message, but I think that spam filters are snatching up anything with "Paris Hilton" in the message header, so I'm not sure if it got through. So here it is again, in this space ... which, come to think of it, may not show up...
Anonymity: the Big Web Issue Everyone Keeps Missing
In all the trainings I've done over the last couple of years, the one hot-button issue guaranteed to touch off a passionate debate, even amongst the most detached, sit-on-their-hands group is the reader comments section. See, journalists just hate them damn comments....
Anonymity: the Big Web Issue Everyone Keeps Missing
In all the trainings I've done over the last couple of years, the one hot-button issue guaranteed to touch off a passionate debate, even amongst the most detached, sit-on-their-hands group is the reader comments section. See, journalists just hate them damn comments....
Curmudgeon: It’s What’s For Dinner
More articles about the noxious effect of curmudgeons on the newspaper industry. This meme has really taken off in the last couple of weeks; I sense a great deal of pent-up frustration on both sides of this ideological debate. If this were an ABC Afterschool Special,...