(Mike Luckovich via GoComics.com) __ Readership capture, from Mr. Charles P. Pierce at Esquire: Can everybody on both sides of the big political dig please now come to the overdue realization that the president was not elected to fulfill your rosy dreams of what you believe America to be? He was a politician, more ambitious …
Archives for July 2012
Voting Against All Odds
The Cincinnati Enquirer has a major story today on widespread voter disenfranchisement in the state, finding that Ohio regularly tosses thousands of valid votes due to a combination of a “confusing maze of state laws, administrative directives and court rulings on voting procedures, errors – by voters and poll workers alike – and other factors”. …
Mitt Romney, Celery, And A Whole Bunch Of Monkeys
Before turning to the issues of the day, I’d like to highlight this — my favorite study ever: Researchers studying brown capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) have found that the highly social, cooperative species native to South America show a sense of fairness, the first time such behavior has been documented in a species other than …
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Professional Written Commentary is Fundamentally Broken
The news about Jonah Lehrer’s latest bits of journalistic malpractice– fabricating quotes from Bob Dylan, of all people– doesn’t come as a surprise to most, considering Lehrer’s recent history of self-plagiarism. Self-plagiarism is, to my mind, a minor crime, one that’s perhaps inevitable in a digital age that expects writers (or content producers, in the horribly …
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In other news, the director’s cut for Goodnight Moon will be eight hours long
Someone please explain to me how The Hobbit justifies three movies. Bonus points and a free subscription to the blog for anyone who can do it without mentioning Harry Potter, Twilight or box office billions. Open thread.
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The Substantive Dangers of Romney’s Israel Visit
So, John and Dennis G. and mistermix have already noted the bizarre obsequiousness of Romney’s visit to Israel. But in some ways that misses the point. I mean, look, if it just so happened that American interests lined up perfectly with those of Israel, then this would be all about tone, and I find discussions of …
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