The tone of this month’s Rap Sheet is clearly repentant and cowed. Willing to work with, not against. Keen to examine and be introspective. Oh, no. Wait. It’s the opposite of that. Some gems:
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Tiger Woods Latest Transgression: Failing to Keep “Golf Writers” Fully Informed About Where He Was Sticking His Dick
I’m not exactly sure what Washington Post “golf writer” Leonard Shapiro wishes Tiger Woods had done differently. Should Woods have turned down all that sponsorship money out of tender consideration for Accenture’s feelings? Should have have called a press conference and disclosed each affair immediately after it happened? Should Woods have confided his deepest secrets […]
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The New Issue of McSweeney’s…
is amazing. It’s a newspaper—a healthy, hearty newspaper with which much obvious care has been taken. Ezra already tried to steal the sports section (with writing from FreeDarko and Stephen King); I had to pry myself away from a new George Saunders story in the books section. In the food section, full-color photographs of the […]
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Good Morning, News!!
BOMBS IN BAGHDAD!!! Kill over 100. WESTERN CULINARY SIN-STITUTE!!! A judge approves a class action suit against the Portland cooking school, on the basis that it may have overstated claims about the value of its programs: Western Culinary charges $18,000 to $41,000 for 30- or 60-week culinary and hospitality programs, according to the suit. Most […]
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Oregonian Editor Quits: Replaced By #2
Oregonian editor Sandy Rowe is stepping down, to be replaced by executive editor Peter Bhatia. Bhatia is the same forward-thinking dude who told City Club in April that he thought the Kindle might save newspapers. That, and the fact that you can’t take your laptop into the bathroom to read the paper online while you’re […]
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Sarah Palin on the Lars Larson Show?!
OH MY GOD. Did that really just happen? Did Sarah Palin really just make an appearance on Portland-based conservative nutcase Lars Larson’s radio show? That’s like, a Republican Jar Jar Binks making a cameo on the Tyra Banks show. Jeeeasus Christ, that was painful. Here’s the choice transcript: LARS: The amnesty proposal that was defeated […]
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Think Out Loud On Cops & Public Perception
“What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word ‘police’?” asked Emily Harris, opening this morning’s Think Out Loud on OPB. “An Oregonian columnist says there’s an innate disconnect between the police and the people they serve,” Harris continued—referring to Anna Griffin, who’s on there this morning. Tweet your responses with […]
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The Unbearable Whiteness of Being
What’s so wrong with the AP describing Michelle Obama’s dress as “flesh colored”?
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A Small Cornucopia of Media Delights
Sentence of the day, from ABC News: A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. (Some of the problematic photos show the woman partying at Chippendales. The woman contends her doctor […]
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Blogtown Somehow Overlooked…
Okay, I stole this from Slog, and it’s a couple days old. But in case you missed it, here’s a YouTube that will make you temporarily optimistic about the future of humanity. (And then you will watch this video, and all hope will evaporate.) I want his T-shirt.