Some headlines can’t help but draw your attention. Today’s case in point: When a Man Dies in a Sex Act with a Horse — What’s a Reporter to Do? (Via Blog of a Bookslut).
People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news.
A.J. Liebling
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I found it interesting that Amazon shipped my kids’ copy of the new Harry Potter to the local post office, which, in turn, deposited in my mail box Saturday afternoon. I speculate that is because standard UPS shipments are not delivered on Saturday and, thus, the USPS was the most effective method of getting […] The Traveler has received a lot of press, largely because the author, John Twelve Hawks (a pseudonym) claims to live “off the grid.” In other words, he does as much as possible to eliminate being tracked by “the Vast Machine,” the worldwide system of computer systems and cameras that track activity in modern society and […] I am one of those who doesn’t usually attend JazzFest because it is a little too heavy on the blues and too light on jazz for me. Besides, I invariably seem to have kids involved in other day-long activities the same weekend. That said, I strongly encourage anyone in the area to check it out. […] Blog line of the week candidate #1: “If we don’t blog about trivia then the terrorists have won.” — UK Author Ken MacLeod at The Early Days of a Better Nation. Blog line of the week candidate #2: “[A religion-oriented blog] is reporting that Neil Young and NPR are teaming up to kill God. […] |
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