Month: April 2005

Or not. The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz points out this American Journalism Review story on fearsome decline in circulation at The Post. When focus groups treat free samples of …

The mainstream media is joining us irresponsible bloggers in reporting on the Mae Magouirk case. (I hope they got permission from the self appointed "truth cops" of the blogosphere.) …

Congress wants to regulate ceiling fans. I know that sounds like a joke, but I assure you it's not. Remember when they outlaw ceiling fans, only outlaws will have …

The Bonfire of the Vanities (a self-submitted collection of the worst posts by otherwise excellent bloggers) is hosted by MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy this week. Visit The Bonfire …

I've been enjoying Will Franklin's weblog for some time now. He's a good thinker, along the lines of Wretchard of The Belmont Club and the lamentably-retired Steven Den Beste. …

A while ago, I wrote about trends and oddities in the naming of US warships. It stirred up a bit of discussion (mainly about my accepting a submarine named …

"No, no, no, Mr. Rooney. The first rule is the witness never gets to ask any questions... even if he's a journalist."Federal Judge Colleen McMahon, her head in her …

In honor of our second anniversary I come bearing not safe for work links as gifts, which are usually the best kind... If you're not familiar with Vida Guerra, …

You've got fake news winning Peabody Awards (The Daily Show), fake journalists restoring interest in White House Press Briefings (Jeff Gannon), and now there's fake geek blogs (Date4Dud). Dorky …

As I've said before, I'm not overly religious. And one of the reasons is that I get seriously annoyed at evangelicals, those who do everything they can to bring …