I learned so much while riding the “R” Train: Thank you, Cody, for sending us this informative song. Via Buzzfeed.
Dominic Holden
Posted inElection 2012
DNC Closes Out with Anti-Choice, Anti-Gay Prayer
I hate to sink the levity of the Democratic National Convention, because it was an uplifting revival and all, but in the words of this fellow on Twitter, the finale was “kind of like tossing a turd into a punchbowl.” Democrats selected Cardinal Timothy Dolan—president of the brazenly right-wing United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, […]
Posted inElection 2012
Andrew Sullivan on What Obama Needs to Do This Week
Make a specific promise: For his potential second term to be seen as something new, something offering a fresh start, something that can break through the partisan deadlock and get to real solutions to problems that can no longer be kicked down the road, then he has to do something bold. Get up there and […]
Posted inScience!
What Sort of Drivers Kill Animals for Fun?
Andrew Sullivan directs our attention to Gizmodo, which reports on Mark Rober’s study about drivers who will swerve out of their way to kill rubber animals on the highway shoulder: He found out that 94 percent of drivers did what anyone in their sane mind would do: keep driving on their lane. Remember that the […]
Posted inLGBTQIA+
Anti-Gay Bigots Already Swore Off Oreos and Starbucks…
…now the National Organization for Marriage is calling on them to boycott General Mills. The cereal and grain behemoth, one of the largest corporations in Minnesota, recently took a stand against a constitutional amendment in that state that would restrict marriage to a man and woman. Protests outside the General Mills offices were evidently not […]
Posted inLGBTQIA+
Where Did Little Tripp Learn to Say “Faggot”?
What a horrible family. (Via Wonkette.)
Posted inTech
Why Facebook Isn’t Getting Enough Likes
As Facebook stocks tank, everybody has a theory why: There are a lot of reasons: glitches with the Nasdaq system that slowed early orders, an IPO price that got a last-minute bump, and indications of lackluster demand from institutional investors. But the most important is the underlying concern and growing realization that Facebook just isn’t […]
Posted inLGBTQIA+
NOM’s Strategy: “To Drive Wedge Between Gays and Blacks”
Some things must be seen to be believed, so it’s time to do some seeing of recent court filings by the National Organization for Marriage, which say the group is essentially trying to “fan” a race war. Via AmericaBlog: The strategic goal of this project is to drive a wedge between gays and blacks – […]
Posted inMedia
How to Be a Real Journalist
The 1996 instructional guide for upstart reporters called The News Formula: A Concise Guide to News Writing and Reporting by Catherine C. Mitchell and Mark D. West is about how to be a real journalist, the sort we should all aspire to be: Any display of bias, any interjection of the news writer’s feelings or […]
Posted inDrugs
Are You a Single-Issue, Drug-Policy Voter?
Then the Marijuana Policy Project says in an email blast, “Ron Paul is obviously the best candidate. In fact, his views toward marijuana policy and the drug war are so much better than President Obama’s views that—if you’re a single-issue, drug-policy voter—you’d need to vote for Ron Paul.” Yeah, I’m all for ending the idiotic […]
Posted inOccupy
Video of Cops Pepper Spraying Occupy Seattle Protesters
Ansel Herz, a freelance multimedia reporter, got pepper sprayed as he took this video of the clash between cops and protesters last night after occupiers marched in Seattle and blocked rush hour traffic: Over at Mediahacker, Herz writes: “For all their hyperbole, the guys yelling at the cops were accurate in pointing out that people […]
Posted inMedia
How’s that Paywall Workin’ Out for Ya?
In the midst of a deteriorating advertising climate, The New York Times plans to eliminate up to 20 newsroom positions and seek additional savings in the business units, the company said Thursday. […] Over the summer The Times Company had anticipated a roughly four percent decrease in advertising revenue in the third quarter, in line […]