Good neighbors online.
The NYT reports on political turmoil in Malaysia where religious identity is being exploited for partisan gain. I found this detail interesting: at least 180,00...
Category: work
Is the web making journalism more effective and thus more pleasurable? Maybe.
Context transforms content. It’s not that people like reading at a computer, though many have more opportunities to do so in the modern workplace. It̵...
Journalists: your job is to speak truth to power. That’s it.
America would be a stronger, more democratic and far wealthier nation if our journalists asked questions as directly as the team of Frank Dohmen and Klaus-Peter...
Home cooked packets.
Random Specific is a Meena Kadri’s delightful blog on visual culture and design, now focused on Mumbai, India. I especially liked the post on Dabbawallas ...
Danielle Steele vs THC
Ben of Ben and Alice: Here’s my try: the damage of addiction, irrespective of the narcotic, is that it replaces real life. Potheads, including some friend...
Add the browser to your rss reader and enjoy.
the browser is one of the most useful sites I have found in the last year.
The Latin music industry.
The Latin music industry according to iTunes:
television
The first victim of status quo ante bellum is the truth? Fox and G.E. Reach Deal to End O’Reilly-Olbermann Feud: Voices From Above Silence a Cable TV Feud.
rules of engagement
Learning to play means learning another person’s set of rules. Or writing the rules together with them. Playing sports is a terrific way to experience the...
fancy meeting you here
The web isn’t made of tubes but it is made of people. It may sound corny but it’s worth repeating: the web is people.
it’s the economy, stupid
The New Yorker has published an excellent report on the recent economic history of Iran. Unfortunately, only a summary is available online. Stories about money ...
part right
Politics is so central to the human experience that, like humanity, it’s far too complicated to describe with just one theory. We do well to find a way to...
2009, meet 1979
Skaters Jump in as Foreclosures Drain the Pool Some skateboarders use realty tracking sites like realquest.com and realtor.com to find foreclosed houses with po...
holey the firm
Just watched the depressing, almost cynical There Will Be Blood. Hard not to think of it in context of Madoff and Dreier and Lehman, et al. The money for nothin...