October 4, 2008 – 12:35 pm
From NY Times’ Literary Letters, Lost in Cyberspace: “Back in the 20th century, when publishers had three-martini lunches and young women fresh out of Bryn Mawr became secretaries, not editors, it was often lamented that the telephone might put an end to literary biography. In lieu of letters, writers could just as easily gab on [...]
October 4, 2008 – 02:05 am
From the North Shore Sunday Shorelines Blog’s Bo Burnham takes over the world: “In a bit of news that will probably make you insanely jealous — especially if you’ve been toiling away as an obscure songwriter and/or comedian for who knows how long — popular YouTube songwriting comedian Bo Burnham of Hamilton, who turned 18 [...]
October 3, 2008 – 05:41 pm
From Rep. Welch’s Statement on economic rescue legislation: “I spoke at length with Senator Obama. He shares the reservations I have about this legislation. He assured me that, as president, he will improve this bill in two essential ways. He is committed to assisting struggling homeowners with bankruptcy protections, and establishing a ‘recoupment’ fund so [...]
October 3, 2008 – 05:32 pm
From the New Yorker’s The Choice: “Never in living memory has an election been more critical than the one fast approaching -— that’s the quadrennial cliché, as expected as the balloons and the bombast. And yet when has it ever felt so urgently true? When have so many Americans had so clear a sense that [...]
October 2, 2008 – 03:07 pm
From Slate’s Obama vs. McCain on media policy: “Both campaigns have ‘tech plans’ that include plenty of feel-good generalities. But behind them lie fundamental differences between the candidates and a rift between their main advisers. The essential difference lies in the view each candidate takes toward private power over the public media. McCain and his [...]
October 2, 2008 – 03:04 pm
From Salon’s The big veep showdown: “As Palin and Biden take their places behind their dueling lecterns on Thursday night, it is worth remembering that this is the debate almost guaranteed to raise the ire of both Democratic and Republican partisans alike. Democrats are primed to see in every Palin answer evidence that she is [...]
October 2, 2008 – 02:48 pm
From CNN’s McCain says Obama lead growing because ‘life isn’t fair’: “Sen. John McCain said Thursday that Sen. Barack Obama’s poll numbers are rising as the economy seems to sink ‘because life isn’t fair.’ ‘He certainly did nothing for the first few days,’ McCain said Thursday on Fox News. ‘I suspended my campaign, took our [...]
October 1, 2008 – 05:40 pm
From Marty Kaplan’s Why the Debates Won’t Matter (Hint: It’s a Felony): “This election won’t be won or lost at the debates. Nor will it be determined by the two campaigns’ ‘ground games’ — their get-out-the-vote efforts. Nor, unfortunately, will its outcome even depend on how many Americans wake up on Election Day intending to [...]
October 1, 2008 – 03:48 pm
From Pew Research Center’s Obama Boosts Leadership Image and Regains Lead Over McCain: “[O]pinions about Sarah Palin have become increasingly negative, with a majority of the public (51%) now saying that the Alaska governor is not qualified to become president if necessary; just 37% say she is qualified to serve as president. That represents a [...]
October 1, 2008 – 02:56 pm
From Netflix Blog’s New content to watch instantly: “And, for all of you Mac users (of which I am one) we’ve been busy working getting a solution that will allow you to watch instantly on your Mac. So hang in there - we’ll have something for you by the end of the year.”
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