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...Admittedly, I may be just a bit self-interested here, but such cutbacks couldn't come at worse time, with the climate battle truly ready to heat up. (In his address on Feb. 24, President Barack Obama called for Congress to send him cap-and-trade legislation.) It won't be easy, but as Pooley argues, climate change is too important to be treated like a "disposable beat," even as the media itself seems increasingly disposable. Until that changes - until reporters embrace their roles as honest referees and their bosses give them the space and resources to do their...
...microphone, and a glass of water, Spalding Gray became famous by exposing his most personal thoughts and his life’s intimate details through monologues. His work was so inseparable from the man that it is nearly impossible to imagine what his stories would be without the self-deprecating and often profound figure behind the mic. But none of the five actors in “Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell,” performed at the Institute of Contemporary Art Thursday through Sunday, were Spalding Gray. A middle-aged woman, a man with a foreign accent...
...frat pledges. I was informed by an anonymous source to look for these, but really, they were easy to spot. They were too slick for Hillel, too self-congratulatory and full of freshman bravado. They also had name tags that read “Dirt” and “Mango.” When asked, most good-naturedly admitted to being there facetiously. One, though, denied it and instead waxed BS about his love for girls’ feet. In response, I asked him what he thought of his own feet. He didn’t have...
...prostrate on the floor of the helicopter. Colombian Army commandos, disguised as humanitarian aid workers in a sting operation to rescue the prisoners, were pummeling the rebel commandante into submission. One of the hostages on board, Keith Stansell, joined in on the action. The chiseled former U.S. Marine and self-described southern redneck reared back and socked his long-time nemesis in the eye. Then, embracing his now liberated American colleagues, Marc Gonsalves and Tom Howes, Stansell said: "Just one blow for freedom...
...Limbaugh, Rush • bafflement of at degree of animosity aimed at Bobby Jindal by conservatives • bafflement of at degree of animosity aimed at self by women...