Tag Archives: New York Times

I Enjoy Watching Beautiful People Play Tennis

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Luke Ford

The New York Times reports: Last June, the ascendant Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic hit a serve 124.9 miles per hour, one of the most powerful blasts ever by a woman. And this was after injuries and maturity had convinced … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged ana ivanovic, beautiful people, belgrade, bombs, clap clap, daniela hantuchova, everybody loves raymond, fists, jelena jankovic, madness, maria sharapova, nerves, New York Times, next opponent, outrage, precise control, semis, serb, seven languages, swimming pool | Comments Off

The Will To Blog

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Luke Ford

Emily Gould writes for the New York Times Sunday magazine: In the fall of 2006, I got a call from the managing editor of Gawker Media, a network of highly trafficked blogs, asking me to come by the office in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Gawker, Journalism | Tagged allotment, bicycle, commenters, drones, editorial decisions, emily gould, gawker media, irresistible appeal, managing editor, New York Times, new york times sunday magazine, old job, personal blog, phonies, relics, sense of urgency, soho, sweet candy, times sunday magazine, whims | Comments Off

Mentally Ill Is The New Gay

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Luke Ford

Charlie the Abo says in my live cam chat: "The Times has a piece today on the latest group to take pride in its status in the face of social pariah-hood: the mentally ill. Mentally ill is the new gay." … Continue reading →

Posted in Retarded | Tagged associate dean, bipolar disorder, force fed, forms of mental illness, gabrielle glaser, giantess, large hoop earrings, latest group, leather restraints, lifelong battle, live cam chat, liz spikol, New York Times, public images, roggio, rsquo, social pariah, university of southern california, urban america, youtube video | Comments Off

Jeremiah Wright Speaks For The Left

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Luke Ford

Dennis Prager writes: When Air America, the left-wing talk radio network, began, I predicted that it would not succeed. One of the main reasons I gave was that liberals already had their views expressed in the mainstream news media — … Continue reading →

Posted in Dennis Prager | Tagged aids virus, air america, america today, american government, Barack Obama, bill moyers, black americans, canard, Dennis Prager, Jeremiah Wright, left wing, liberal talk radio, mainstream news, major networks, national public radio, New York Times, npr national public radio, opening introduction, talk radio network, tough questions | Comments Off

Only One Journalist Has The Complete Wesley Snipes Story

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Luke Ford

It’s Amy Wallace from Portfolio magazine. She did the takedown of Peter Bart almost seven years ago. Here’s the New York Times: OCALA, Fla. — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the actor Wesley Snipes to three years in prison … Continue reading →

Posted in Wesley Snipes | Tagged amy wallace, back taxes, bureau of prisons, federal bureau of prisons, federal district court, federal prosecutors, journalist, judge hodges, judge william, leniency, leona helmsley, maximum penalty, middle district of florida, New York Times, peter bart, portfolio magazine, seven years, takedown, tax fraud, united states marshals, united states marshals service, Wesley Snipes, william terrell | Comments Off

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