“Ethics” by political cartoonist Clay Bennett. For several years now, journalism has been slowly decaying into a ghostly semblance of its former self. Some claim the internet is to blame, providing instant access to information faster and more effectively than the media ever did. Others claim that the wealth of air time has watered down [...] Read more »
The moat around the old city in Chiang Mai glows late at night. For more brilliant pictures of Thailand, click here. I guess it’s simply the luck of the draw that no matter how good a time we have in our destination, our travel between places just doesn’t quite work out. Standing in the train [...] Read more »
As some of you may know, I recently started working at the corporate bookseller Barnes and Noble. There was a certain excitement when I got hired. Aesthetically, the store is a great place to work: the music’s not bad, the decor is nice, the dress code is classy, good people work there, and I do [...] Read more »
These are three things which can’t coexist at the same time. Rush Limbaugh, Jim Rome, Jim O’Brian, Jerry Falwell. These are names synonymous with blatantly bandying opinions about. They’re angry, they’re loud, and they’re not afraid to talk about it. The problem is that even their valid, and perhaps smart (though I doubt it), opinions [...] Read more »