’60s Bomber Ayers Repudiates NY Times, Obama Links

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Posted on ’60s Bomber Ayers Repudiates NY Times, Obama Links: (2008-10-04) — William Ayers, founder of the radical Weather Underground group which carried out a bombing campaign against U.S. targets in the 1960s, today attempted to distance himself from both Barack Obama and The New York Times. Mr. Ayers distributed a news release in [...]

AP: ‘Obama Backs Away From McCain’s Debate Challenge’

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Posted on AP: ‘Obama Backs Away From McCain’s Debate Challenge’: What’s going on at the Associated Press? First, it publishes an article about how the McCain campaign feels the New York Times editors are like a blogger “sitting at home in his mother’s basement and ranting into the ether between games of Dungeons & Dragons.” [...]

Guerrilla Gardening, D.C. Style

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Posted on Guerrilla Gardening, D.C. Style: Earlier this month, the New York Times Magazine ran a lengthy article on the clandestine doings of London guerrilla gardener Richard Reynolds. If you’re not familiar with this rogue tilling movement, Reynolds supplies a neat explanation of the practice to writer Jon Mooallem. Guerrilla gardening, he says, [...]

Redefining "Selling Yourself"

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Posted on Redefining “Selling Yourself”: Last weekend, perusing the NYTimes magazine, I was struck by this ethical dilemma, sent to the weekly column by Randy Cohen called The Ethicist. “My friend, a young artist at the start of his career, offered to sell me a 1 percent share in him for $9,000. I would [...]

NYT Mag Cover: Rush as Don Corleone

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Posted on NYT Mag Cover: Rush as Don Corleone: The New York Times Magazine keeps breaking online earlier and earlier. I just checked my watch and I’m pretty sure it’s still Wednesday, but you can already read the cover story for the edition that will be printed on paper and physically delivered with Sunday’s newspaper. [...]

Zack and Miri vs. the MPAA

Friday, June 20th, 2008

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As read on Zack and Miri vs. the MPAA: Kevin Smith’s latest is having some problems getting an R rating. (source)