Stewart Nails It
Posted on August 4, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Media, Obama | 1 Comment
Jon Stewart highlights how McCain is getting a pass from the media on a whole host of issues, even while his own side keeps complaining that the press is infatuated with Obama.
X “Could Care Less”
Posted on July 22, 2008 - Filed Under Language, Media | 1 Comment
I’ve been meaning to blog this for months, but I kept forgetting about it, despite how much it pisses me off. The title refers to a common American phrase, for instance, “John could care less about his neighbour”, which is intended to mean “John doesn’t care about his neighbour”. All arguments about linguistic evolution aside, [...]
Colbert on Obama’s Foreign Trip
Posted on July 22, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Funny, Media, Obama | Leave a Comment
\o/ He’s funny again! \o/
Jon Stewart on Baracknophobia
Posted on June 17, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Media, Obama | 1 Comment
Tim Russert Remembered on MTP
Posted on June 16, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Media | Leave a Comment
Tim Russert’s Death
Posted on June 14, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Media | Leave a Comment
BBC News report.
There’s plenty of reaction in the American blogosphere, check the sidebar links if you’re interested. I’ll really miss the guy; Meet the Press won’t be the same without him. He was a tough interviewer, but never pompous or rude, and his round-table discussions were great at cutting through all the talking points and [...]
Hunter S. Thompson on Journalism
Posted on June 12, 2008 - Filed Under Career, College, Life-In-General, Media | 2 Comments
Towards the end of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and having just quoted disapprovingly from newspaper he encounters in Las Vegas airport, Hunter S. Thompson offers the following appraisal of journalism:
Why bother with newspapers, if this is all they offer? Agnew was right. The press is a gang of cruel faggots. Journalism is not [...]
Fox News Jokes About Killing Obama
Posted on May 26, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Media, Obama | 2 Comments
What an idiot. This is disgraceful even for Fox News, that toilet bowl of television journalism.
O’Reilly Tantrum Dance Remix
Posted on May 18, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Funny, Media | 4 Comments
I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know
FUCK!
Onion Lulz
Posted on April 22, 2008 - Filed Under Funny, Media | Leave a Comment
Study: Nearly 80 Percent Of Roommates Got So Drunk Last Night
The Economist on How to Make the Most of a Summit
Posted on April 11, 2008 - Filed Under Funny, Media, Politics | Leave a Comment
Another excellent article from the website.
If there is a formal dinner, scout out the seating arrangements first. If you have been put next to someone boring, quietly switch your name card to somewhere more interesting. If you get caught, claim to be looking for the loo, or the exit.
Finally, try a bit of mischief to [...]
Animal Celebrity
Posted on April 9, 2008 - Filed Under Animals, Media | 1 Comment
Germany’s celebrity polar bear Knut has triggered a new controversy by fishing out 10 live carp from his moat and killing them in front of visitors.
Critics say Berlin Zoo should not have put live fish inside Knut’s enclosure. But German media report that the carp were put there to eat up algae.
There is speculation that [...]
Censorship, Islam & “Fitna”
Posted on March 29, 2008 - Filed Under Europe, Freedom, Internets, Media, Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Politics, Religion | 9 Comments
“Fitna” is the name of a rather nasty, polemical film by right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders that equates all Islam with violence and, portrays all Muslims as extremists. Or at least that’s what I gather based on the testimonies of those who have seen it. I can’t watch it myself because LiveLeak, the main channel [...]
An Article About Why The Economist Sucks
Posted on March 17, 2008 - Filed Under Media | Leave a Comment
Written by James Fallows of The Atlantic in 1991. I’m not saying I endorse Fallows’ criticism, but it’s worth a read if you’re rather fond of the august publication, as I am. I happened across the piece in this Mathew Yglesias post in which he defends the magazine/newspaper from some of its shriller critics, likening [...]
Lulz on Economist.com
Posted on February 11, 2008 - Filed Under American Politics, Blogging, Media | 3 Comments
Maybe it’s just because it’s late, but the headline of this Economist blog post brought a smile to my face.
And of course there was also this picture:
And a reader left a rather funny comment after the post where this picture of idiotic GOP bumper-stickers appeared:
All taken from the excellent ‘Democracy in America’ blog on Economist.com.
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