When I was a kid, the school used to send home a little flyer for an accident insurance policy.  They had stated  benefits -- one limb = $1000, 2 = $3000, an eye and a leg, &c.  And every year we would discuss which of the high value injuries was best… Read full post »

OR Forged in Fire (And Brimstone)?

Steven Brill has weighed in with a blog post in the Columbia Journalism Review.  The Conclusion:

Someone needs to wade through all of this. And until that happens, for my money the Fortune piece is credible enough that the rest of the press needs, despite Holder’s own haples… Read full post »

Fortune ran a follow up article to rebut some claims made by critics.

And it looks like CBS news is going to have some splainin before this is over.

According to the web site FAIR, in an article titled, Not So Fast and Furious:

" ...[the charges]....gained a national platform than… Read full post »

1.  Read her investigative report on Fast and Furious. 

2. Listen to her on public radio. [Tom Ashbrook/On Point/WBUR]

Eban is an award winning investigative reporter for Fortune (Conde Nast).

Print journalism has been savaged financially over the last decade, but Conde Na… Read full post »

The 1998 film, You've Got Mail, was based on a Miklos Laszlo play, Prfumerie, which became the basis for the Ernst Lubitsch Classic, The Shop Around The Corner.

My most read/most popular/most commented on post of all time.

 A meta post for the ages. 

 In all it's original glory, with comments by people from that past.

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I appears that some people are still arguing about evolution vs creationism. All I know is that I would sure as hell hate to have to understand, let alone argue the case of creationism.

Meanwhile, glancing at google news:

I notice that Labron James has EVOLVED into an uber player.

The… Read full post »

Cause you are one evil mother fucker. 

And Nixon has this plan to end the war.  No shit.  

And, like what difference does it make anyway?

Another white man with the same power agenda.

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The last time the economy was humming along on all cylinders, the country was gripped by an issue that struck adults as silly. 

President Bill Clinton got a blow job from an intern. And, lied about it. This was front page news for weeks.

And the… Read full post »

 

Flash by Sailor Jerry

As Years Go Passing By

Mighty Joe Young

 Ruler of My Heart

Irma Thomas

Garry Moore:

I don't follow directions. 

Follow the links. Really.

Your main trait: If Meyers-Briggs hasn't been totally discredited, then INTP.  Skewed to N. Abstract. 

The quality you like best in a man/woman: Passion. About something. Or anything. They can't wait to shar/… Read full post »

 Note:  I've been ripped off by Time Magazine. 

 Initial Image:

Older male, sarcastic, cynical 

Initial Image:

Young Woman, professional, idealistic/naive

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 Sound Bites - Rush:

"Slut"

"Prostitute" 

"And not one person sa… Read full post »

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 Mumblecore

 Quiet City on Netflix Streaming  Read full post »

Bareback:

Bareback is a slang term to describe acts of sexual penetration without the use of a condom.^[1] The term comes from the equestrian term bareback, which refers to the practice of riding ahorse without a saddle. Barebacking… Read full post »

           Michael Mann                                      David Milch

                 1984     &n… Read full post »

                         Rothko                                    &nb… Read full post »

The new HBO series, Luck, is a detailed view of US Thoroughbread horse racing.    The technical density of the series generated more than a few critical comments. 

Alessandria Stanley's review in the New York Times notes that, "... This nine-episode se… Read full post »

In fact, available on Netflix ONLY in streaming mode. 

Why?

1. Incredible story.

2. Global - not US centered. Yes, there is a whole world out there.

3. Something for everyone. Sports. For those interested, the guy is eye candy -- FWIW. 

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