Media Matters has published an interesting report documenting that “in paper after paper, state after state, and region after region, conservative syndicated columnists get more space than their progressive counterparts.” The report includes a link to a neat little script where you can plug in your local paper and get the results of their study. My impression has been that our own Daily Progress has actually been pretty well balanced in terms of the types of columnists that they present, and this report seems to bear that out.
September 12, 2007
June 8, 2006
NYTIMES: All The Nudes That Fit To Print
Peter Brooks, UVA Professor in the department of English, published an intriguing article on Slate.com that begins with explaining just how it was that the venerable New York Times published a full-color (and full frontal) penis in its Art Section. But that’s just to get your interest. The true text of the piece is a fascinating look at literature and art history. I love this stuff!
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June 7, 2006
WATCHING AMAZON
I first saw Bill Maher on HBO’s Not Necessarily the News in the mid-80s and, to be honest, didn’t care for him. (I am pleased now that he made an appearance in my friend Ethan Wiley‘s film, House II).
I warmed up to Bill with Politically Incorrect, but seldom watched the show because it had too many “celebrities” and not enough, you know, smart people. But Bill was always smart, and for the brief time that I had HBO again, I would regularly watch Real Time with Bill Maher. (My HBO is gone, but audio to the show is now available as an iTunes Podcast.)
Now Bill has done something really interesting: (more…)
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May 19, 2006
FAIRY DOORS
I first heard about the Ann Arbor Fairy Doors on NPR last week. When I was a child, I used to imagine shrinking down to only three inches tall and discovering a hidden world inside my own home. I suppose that is an apt metaphor for childhood. It lasted until I finally saw The Incredible Shrinking Man.
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