“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 »
Ann Althouse, now a law professor at the university of Wisconsin, studying for her final law exam in 1981. Taken from her blog. When it comes down to it, there’s always one question that needles me until every thread of thought and belief come unwound: Why? — The past few months, I’ve been slowly wending [...] Read more »
Ef Rodriguez performs at Ignite Boulder 6. (photo/Andrew Hyde) “Hipsters generally seem to lack passion,” he explained. “It’s this overriding malaise. They get excited about things, but they just as quickly seem to drop them.” I thought about it for a second, acknowledging the various hipsters I know and considering my life recently. “I generally [...] Read more »
The Sunday New York Times never fails to deliver fascinating writing. Rather than an in depth article on the latest outbreak of war or an insider’s guide to to the latest trend, the most interesting piece of the April 5, 2009 edition was the two paragraph conclusion tucked at the tail of A.O. Scott’s “In [...] Read more »
An old sign adorns a shop’s window in Connaught Place, Delhi. For more electrifying pictures of India, click here. The explosion echoes from Connaught Place. We all turn, our heads craned at awkward angles due to the way we’re crammed into our auto rickshaw. “Whoa,” says Gina. “It’s probably just fireworks,” responds Emilie. “They set [...] Read more »
This week is CU’s Conference on World Affairs. The annual conference features panels that discuss everything from abortion to racial divides to the best type of chocolate to use when baking. Every year I attend a few events, but this year, I just don’t have the time. Luckily, one of my classes is requiring me [...] Read more »
After last weekend, I rushed down to campus on Monday to see if the Daily published my letter. It hadn’t. Instead, it published it on Tuesday, along with a little note bitching about me some more. Needless to say, it was a lot kinder (and less image tarnishing) than the letter their managing editor sent [...] Read more »
I received a response from the Colorado Daily’s Editor. He requested that I not publish this (i.e. make it public). Hence, I’d like to present my email, his response and my reaction: Colorado Daily, I’m both flattered and bemused that you chose to use my LiveJournal (username bassist) as a source for your recent article [...] Read more »
I’m thoroughly amused. The Colorado Daily not only printed an article based off my journal entry, but also an opinion piece calling me egotistical. I’m sorry, but didn’t I just write write an entry about my my arrogance? I think I’ve finally hit the big time! Oh, and watch out. They may get angry and [...] Read more »