Governor’s Inbox Puts Deputy Prosecutor Out (UPDATED) March 25, 2011 NYT Is Superb On General Electric’s Tax Avoidance March 25, 2011 Lanford Wilson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright, Dies at 73 March 25, 2011 – Devastating.
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Writer: I might have my family turn off game shows and watch the news during dinner March 24, 2011 – Childhood memory triggered. We always had the news on during dinner. I started doing live media criticism at about age ten. Some things never change. Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) | The Hollywood Revue March 23, 2011 The short and strange career of Elizabeth Taylor, movie star March 23, 2011 – his is a really smart article. As a classic film geek, the first memories that came to me about Elizabeth Taylor had to do with movies. But most of the commentary…
Booze News: Arthur Trailer vs. Arthur Trailer March 22, 2011 – The comparison between the movies has been made before, probably using these trailers. But look also, please, at the difference in trailer style. The jump-cuts and sound transitions in most modern trailers make me crazy. And this one isn’t even particularly extreme. Just slightly annoying. Brewpub Bill Gets Boost With Compromise March 22, 2011
George Heymont: The Music and Its Message: Songs of Protest and Cultural Identity March 21, 2011 Bangable dudes in history March 22, 2011 Good Consolidation Coverage for a Change on AT&T Deal March 21, 2011 The Balvenie Whisky Academy March 21, 2011 The single stupidest right-wing reaction to the Libya campaign March 21, 2011 ‘On the Media’ host Garfield, O’Keefe go at it March 21, 2011
Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour: An Interview with Director Kerthy Fix March 21, 2011 Jumping the Shark March 20, 2011
Video: CNN’s SXSW By the Numbers March 20, 2011 The War On Telephones March 20, 2011 How nuclear regulators became captive to industry March 19, 2011 SXSW review: Black Angels at Cedar Street March 19, 2011
SXSW: Beyond 6th Street, A Local Party : The Record : NPR March 19, 2011 Scene report: crippling ’80s flash back @ Ginger Man March 18, 2011
Scene report: Wanda Jackson at Jo’s/South By San Jose March 18, 2011 First: Mysterious Justice March 18, 2011 Price Check: What you get for $700,000 in … March 18, 2011 – This was fun. Surprised not to see anything from California here. City cracks down on venues as promised March 17, 2011 – Well, there goes the band lineup in my driveway.
Scene report: Wanda Jackson at Jo’s/South By San Jose March 18, 2011 First: Mysterious Justice March 18, 2011 Price Check: What you get for $700,000 in … March 18, 2011 – This was fun. Surprised not to see anything from California here. City cracks down on venues as promised March 17, 2011 – Well, there goes the band lineup in my driveway.
Kids whine about the SATs' reality show question March 17, 2011 – This author seems a mite defensive. I take the point about the open-ended nature of the question. But not having bathed in reality TV, I imagine that I would feel myself on shaky ground were I trying to write cogently about its cultural impact, especially if the quality of said writing were going to determine my college prospects. Mental exercise: change the subject from reality TV to professional sports, violence in video games, or curent teen pop stars. No, you can’t choose the one you want to write…