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Category Archives: Journalism
Having the Last Word
From the New York Review: * Janet Malcolm made her reputation writing about people who didn’t know when to shut up. Most of us like to talk about ourselves, and given the faintest encouragement will say enough to wind up … Continue reading
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News Is A Stress Test
According to the Mayo Clinic: “A stress test shows how the heart works during physical activity. It also may be called a stress exercise test. Exercise makes the heart pump harder and faster. A stress test can show problems with … Continue reading
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What Should You Expect From The News? (1-22-23)
01:00 Evaluating the news 02:00 Michael Tracey talks to Richard Hanania about his media essay, https://www.callin.com/room/the-media-actually-honest-and-good-gOmKxZKRBK 14:00 The Justice Department’s Double Standards on Classified Documents, https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-justice-departments-double-standards-on-classified-documents-biden-fbi-trump-raid-private-penn-11674166392?mod=opinion_featst_pos1 38:30 Chabad Rabbi turns Anti-semitic Slur yelled at him into Learning Opportunity 49: Ed … Continue reading
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What Should You Expect From The News?
If you get your expectations right, you’ll feel happier and you’ll operate more effectively. One of the best ways to do this is to place people and institutions into their correct genre. For example, I don’t expect politicians and salesmen … Continue reading
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The Rat-a-tat of the Machine Gun of Love (12-25-22)
01:00 Seek and Hide: The Tangled History of the Right to Privacy, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=146522 04:00 Frank Harris, My Life and Loves, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Life_and_Loves 07:00 Welcome to BazBall: Can England really fly?, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgcJz-uuDms 08:00 What is Bazball? https://www.sportstiger.com/news/what-is-the-new-cricketing-term-bazball 09:00 England’s cricket manager is … Continue reading
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