Sunday Morning! “Four Souls” by Louise Erdrich
A book about an Ojibwe woman’s path of revenge- following a longer digression about “representation” in fiction.
Tagged: media
Ryan Adams, Fandom, and Tolerating Bad Behavior
The problem with fandom is that we often expect more than we should out of the people we are fans of. Where does one draw the line with their support?
Lawrence Lessig and Clickbait Defamation
Lessig is suing because he made multiple points in his article and the NYT made a headline out of only one of them and it wasn’t the most important point he made.
Parenting the Apocalypse Du Jour In Three Not-So-Easy Steps
Four kids into my own parenting journey, I have learned a few things to do/not do, and seems like a good time to break out a few bits of hard earned wisdom.
Vox Media to cut hundreds of freelance jobs ahead of changes in California gig economy laws
Vox Media to cut hundreds of freelance jobs ahead of changes in California gig economy laws
The GOP’s Gossip Girls
I will not believe that the GOP is tired of Trump until they say so publicly. Until that moment, they own this. All of it. Every corruption, every racist utterance, every violation of norms. Every dollar of debt, every pardoned war criminal, every dead Kurd.
Chik-Fil-A: Why Can’t a Chicken Sandwich Just Be a Chicken Sandwich?
Conservatives have laughed at the liberal backlash to Chick-fil-A. But now, they’re seeing one of their own. Will they now turn on the restaurant they used to love?
Fired CBS Employee Ashley Bianco Speaks Out on Robach/Epstein/ABC Scandal
Ashley Bianco, the former ABC/CBS producer fired over her role in the Amy Robach “hot mike” footage that went viral and raised more questions over the coverage of Jeffrey Epstein, has spoken out in an interview with Megyn Kelly.
Vanity, Thy Name is Anonymous
A ineffective coward sally forths into the media to make sure you know how bravely they are accomplishing nothing
The Salt Lake Tribune Officially Becomes 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
The “nonprofit” theory of how to save legacy media is about to get a real world test case.
Deadspin (un)Officially Dead
This is a great opportunity for some other enterprising site out there. Assuming these guys haven’t sold non-competes, they are now available to become writers for a new website.
Des Moines Register Breakdown
Carson King, Aaron Calvin and the Des Moines Register showing what not to do
Pushed Over the Edge
What sort of bullying conduct would cross a threshold into criminality? It certainly seems that a person who sets out to drive a person to their death and succeeds should face some sort of punishment.
Gillette: The Best a Meme Can Get
There is no evidence that the “Better Men” ad had any impact on Gillette’s sales, positive or negative.
Tuning Out
However you want to divvy it up, spin it, analyze it, or otherwise talk around it, there is a definitive trend line of lessening interest at each mile post of the Mueller investigation.
New Day for Evening News?
The sign of the times isn’t so much that Cronkite’s seat is changing hands yet again, but that CBS feels the need to explain why the format matters at all.
Paying the Price of Admission
I write lots of words. In all that writing what you won’t find is specific mention by name of any of the Parkland kids. Till now.
Trophy Lives
It is epically discouraging to know that no matter how hard you try, someone else is always going to be better.
Rating the Mueller Report
The ratings are in for the Mueller report reveal, and after two years of angst and hype they were…
