Category Archives: In the News

MAD magazine ushers in an era of hopelessness. LINK

Media chide Veep Biden for putting his foot in his mouth. Are we keeping a running tally?

Actually, I think we should give the guy a break. Washington needs to get a sense of humor. LINK

No. Not Sarah Who? SarahPAC! Sarah Palin launches a Political Action Committee to stay in the game. LINK

Obits by Paul Theroux and others  in the New Yorker. LINK

Chicago Maroon reports on tragic suicide of University of Chicago student. LINK

Extraordinary. A woman gives birth to eight babies. Scores of doctors and medical staff, who’d rehearsed for the event, thought she was going to have seven and were surprised by the eighth! LINK

Why is Carlos Slim giving the New York Times $250 million? LINK

Incredible but true. Tanzanian witch doctors are flouting a government ban on the killing of Albinos, whose body parts they belive hold special properties. LINK

The BBC has come under fire for refusing to air a charity appeal to benefit Gaza saying it would compromise their impartiality. LINK

Could the honeymoon period be over so soon? The White House Press Corps are already complaining about lack of access to Obama. LINK

A student journalist stumbles upon a computer file of students names and social security numbers, and writes about it. The student gets reprimanded and the adviser is fired. LINK College Media Advisers sends a letter of censure to Western Oregon University president. LINK

Is Convergence Journalism going to live up to the hype. They’re not so sure at Kent State. LINK

At issue: the right to call your principal a “douchebag.” LINK

Caroline quits Senate run. LINK

Fascinating tales from the front in the Wilson Quarterly. LINK