Frank Rich wrote an incisive article in The Times documenting some of McCain’s recent missteps, miscalculations, misfires, and, well, mistakes.  The article and Katie Couric’s interview of Sarah Palin, some clips of which are embedded below,.
Topics: CBS News, Curation Generation, Facebook, Frank Rich, John McCain, Katie Couric, NYTimes Editorial, NYTimes Network, Politics, Sarah Palin

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In Craig Robinson’s introduction of Michelle Obama during Monday night’s installment of the DNC, he talked about Barack Obama’s basketball game, saying he’s the kind of player who makes everyone around him better.  This is rather.
Topics: Aaron Sorkin, Barack Obama, Craig Robinson, Democratic National Committee, Democratic National Convention, DNC, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John Kerry, John McCain, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, martin sheen, Michael Jordan, Michelle Obama, Obama, Politics, The West Wing

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Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men was rather deft about playing the explanation game. There was this huge catastrophe–worldwide female sterility–yet the movie was not overtaken by the mystery of how it happened. Today, I came across a...
Topics: children of men, ecology of commerce, fertility, Media Crit, paul hawken, pd james, skakkebaek, Social Crit

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I was reminded today of a hilarious column that Pete Beatty wrote in the Chicago Maroon back in ought two.  I found it in the archive and passed it around my office to the hilarity of all.  I think it deserves to be seen by more eyes so here’s an.
Topics: chicago maroon, dear diary, pete beatty, Shared Media

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I enjoyed a really pleasant Sat. evening dinner at Fiore in Williamsburg on Saturday night. I sat at the bar, which I highly recommend. The bartender was really helpful and friendly, letting me taste the wine before making my selection.  In fact, the...
Topics: Brooklyn, carbonara, Fiore, Food, inexpensive italian food, Italian Restaurant, Larry Lawrence, pancetta, speakeasy, Williamsburg, wine bar

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