Maybe I’ve overlooked the full significance of the segregated Survivor season. Or, maybe people are giving it more credibility than it merits. From BBC: Officials in New York are campaigning to stop the broadcast of a new series of reality … Continue reading
I recently made a surprising discovery. Meandering through the blogosphere, I perused fellow liberals’ objections to statements of right-wing pundits, and the subsequent responses of conservatives. At first glance these would seem to be perfectly ordinary events, just the latest round of political mis-course. However, a closer look revealed to me that something essential has changed, something that must be recognized: Punditry is dead. Continue reading
As is often the case, there’s an episode of Fresh Air with Terry Gross that I haven’t been able to get out of my head. Actually two episodes, but I think of them as one. I’ll explain. I’d listen to … Continue reading
Since I’m kind of new to this blogging thing, I’ve had to make peace with the realization that I’m just not going to be as current with the news cycle as… um, most of the rest of the blogosphere. Accordingly, … Continue reading
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