It’s All Over: Chris Hayes Moves to Prime Time
According to the New York Times, Chris Hayes will be replacing Ed Schultz as the 8PM lead-in to Rachel Maddow’s program on MSNBC.
Monthly Archive: March 2013
As it turns out, the Pope is Catholic
He’s a Jesuit, he’s an Argentinian, and he’s now a “Francis“. Haven’t had one of those before (which surprises me). Thoughts?
How Not to Fire People
Though I officially retired in October, I continue to do seminars and corporate trainings. Because of this I still keep my eye out for real world examples of businesses and employers practically begging to...
Noah Smith Trolls Working Class
Noah Smith has a plan for closing the “wealth gap.” The solution? Thrift!
Asians Need Not Exclusively Apply
An actress friend of Asian descent shared this casting call for a production of Disney’s Mulan on her Facebook feed. This section drew her ire: All characters (except Mushu) are Chinese. Open to all Asian...
2-0 down? No problem.
Leo Messi and Barcelona decided they’d just go and demolish AC Milan at Camp Nou 4-0 to seal a 4-2 aggregate victory and proceed to the next leg of the Champion’s League….Messi had an...
The Seated Woman: a Tuareg poem
By request, another poem by Souéloum Diagho. A few words of explanation: Diagho’s poems contain words with doubled meanings, especially the word “cour”, which can mean courtship or enclosed space. Boegiboe helpfully observes the...
Princess Pauline Rescues Mario
Programmer Mike Mika hacked in to the code for the classic video game Donkey Kong so that his three-year-old daughter could play as Pauline instead of Mario. He writes: “She really did seem to enjoy...
The Future of Digital Comics According to SXSW 2013
At various times during the past 24 hours I’ve tried to log in to ComiXology on my tablet with no success. That was, of course, because of a recent announcement Marvel made at SXSW....
Writing for nothin’ and yer clicks for free!
The recent Thayer/Atlantic dust-up caught my eye because it touches on things that I have some personal experience with; writing for free at The Atlantic for one, but also the slings and arrows of...
More Readers Means More Buzzfeed and How Work-for-Free is Inegalitarian
Writer says writing is dying–or maybe it’s just really hard to make a living doing it–or something like that.
Walking Dead Discussion Thread: S3 E13, “Arrow on the Doorpost”
Spoiler Alert: Do not read this post or the comment section if you have not seen the show. Also, for those who have read the comics, please do not discuss plot elements not revealed...
Big Gulps Freed In Big Apple
Going all the way back in his study to the original Dongan Charter of New York, granted by King James II Stuart in 1686, today the Honorable Milton A. Tingling of the New York State...
I wonder if he’ll get threats, too…
Sir Patrick Stewart called for men to stand up against domestic violence.
Reflecting on the L.A. of Southland
The critically acclaimed police drama Southland returned to TNT for a fifth season a few weeks ago. Set in Los Angeles, the program centers on the work and personal lives of several police officers...
“The biz ain’t what it used to be.”
(The above is a screenshot of the Atlantic’s homepage taken March 10th around 11:30PM. A recap of SNL skits sits next to an article about nuclear war and above a photo series depiciting international...
Announcing the April League Symposium: College Education in the 21st Century
The League will be hosting a symposium on College Education in the 21st Century beginning Monday, April 8th. This is the first call for guest submissions. In keeping with League tradition, we’ve opted to...
Books On Which to Build a Civilization: The Thursday Night Bar Fight Results
As many of you know, this week’s Thursday Night Bar Fight was a Survivor-like game where readers had to hash out which three books should be taken to a deserted island to build the...
