— Moira Breen’s piece on FOXNews.com is on a theme that drives my Brit wife up a wall. Breen says: A common theme in blog-land over the past few months has been the persistent misperception of America as some adolescent version of Europe by opinion-writers across the Atlantic. Even some pro-American British writers appear to … Continue reading “How the Brits see Americans”
— Moira Breen’s piece on FOXNews.com is on a theme that drives my Brit wife up a wall. Breen says:
A common theme in blog-land over the past few months has been the persistent misperception of America as some adolescent version of Europe by opinion-writers across the Atlantic. Even some pro-American British writers appear to believe that America comprises two types only: the Anglo-Saxon gentleman and the yokel.
With all the high profile trials going on right now — the Frisco lesbian-eating dog trial, the killer Texan mom trial, the Cleveland school voucher case — it sure would be nice to be able to go to a single place to keep up with all of them. Isn’t there a blogger with a legal … Continue reading “Who blogs the courts?”
With all the high profile trials going on right now — the Frisco lesbian-eating dog trial, the killer Texan mom trial, the Cleveland school voucher case — it sure would be nice to be able to go to a single place to keep up with all of them. Isn’t there a blogger with a legal background, or at least some understanding of law and culture, who can keep up with all this stuff and tell me what I should think about it?
— If you read the Kevin Hoover police blotter (now linked by Daily Pundit), you’ll come across many references to the very special piece of government housing where miscreants experience personal growth, the infamous Pink House on 101 in downtown Eureka, and you’ll become curious about it. Here’s a pop-up picture of the pokey
— If you read the Kevin Hoover police blotter (now linked by Daily Pundit), you’ll come across many references to the very special piece of government housing where miscreants experience personal growth, the infamous Pink House on 101 in downtown Eureka, and you’ll become curious about it. Here’s a pop-up picture of the pokey
Continue reading “The Pink House”
A & L Daily has discovered Kevin Hoover’s Police Log from the Arcata Eye, the one-man newspaper read by all the hippies in Humboldt County. It’s choice stuff, highly redemptive of journalists. Check it out: Arcata Eye Newspaper : Police log index Stoned souls harvested by the Grim Ranger Opposable thumb & forefinger filch a … Continue reading “Kevin Hoover’s police log”
A & L Daily has discovered Kevin Hoover’s Police Log from the Arcata Eye, the one-man newspaper read by all the hippies in Humboldt County. It’s choice stuff, highly redemptive of journalists. Check it out: Arcata Eye Newspaper : Police log index
Stoned souls harvested by the Grim Ranger
Opposable thumb & forefinger filch a flank
D.A. to review kitty litter bucket battle
Tensions explode in stench-retention chamber
Me and you and a drug named Boo
If you’re all really good, I’ll post a picture of the infamous Pink House.
is the subject of this entry at Libertarian Samizdata From this little article lifted in its entireity from today’s JPMorgan Chase Tech Industry Daily, it would appear that the corporate world is starting to take notice. Will bloggers compete with journalists? I certainly hope so. The trouble with public education, in a nutshell, is that … Continue reading “Bloggers and Journalists”
is the subject of this entry at Libertarian Samizdata
From this little article lifted in its entireity from today’s JPMorgan Chase Tech Industry Daily, it would appear that the corporate world is starting to take notice.
Will bloggers compete with journalists?
I certainly hope so. The trouble with public education, in a nutshell, is that it’s practiced by education majors, not the brightest lights on the tree. Similarly, the trouble with journalism is that it’s practiced by people scarcely a notch up from education majors, who don’t really understand most of what they write about. You clearly get better quality analysis from people like Andrew Hofer, Megan McArdle, and VodkaPundit on business and economics than you find in the papers, which is why their blogs are so hot.
Continue reading “Bloggers and Journalists”
— Fox News’ celebrity blogger Will Vehrs has discovered one of my favorite columnists: I think Kathleen Parker is one of the best columnists out there who isn’t syndicated to the WP or NYT. She’s got a nice web site and answered a long-ago email I sent her quickly and very graciously. You can also … Continue reading “Discovering Kathleen Parker”
— Fox News’ celebrity blogger Will Vehrs has discovered one of my favorite columnists:
I think Kathleen Parker is one of the best columnists out there who isn’t syndicated to the WP or NYT. She’s got a nice web site and answered a long-ago email I sent her quickly and very graciously.
You can also read her on Jewish World Review. Parker is one of the sensible voices in the divorce wars, where her experience as a girl raised by her father guides in in the right direction. I first learned about her when she sent me an e-mail about a piece I’d forwarded to some e-mail lists about a study in England showing the women most successful in politics and business had strong relationships with their fathers. Highly recommended.
Speaking of Fox News, they feature Los Angeleno Ken Layne today, doing Dave Barry impressions. Check it out.
— Will Vehrs says Fox News is gonna put a new blog on their site every day of the week, with his coming back next Saturday as a regular feature. The editor’s note makes sense now. It’s good to see blogs making more penetration into the mainstream media. The first one to emerge was Jack … Continue reading “Fox News clarification”
— Will Vehrs says Fox News is gonna put a new blog on their site every day of the week, with his coming back next Saturday as a regular feature. The editor’s note makes sense now. It’s good to see blogs making more penetration into the mainstream media. The first one to emerge was Jack Kavanaugh’s Rough & Tumble, the Daily Driveby on California politics, featured on CBS’ 60 Minutes a couple of years ago. Kavanaugh’s content is so rich that his site is self-supporting now. He also gets calls from Washington if the content isn’t updated by 7AM Pacific Time, so there’s a downside to every upside.
that Fox News has picked up Pundit Watch for their website, even if they don’t know what they’re buying. They say: Editor’s Note: Beginning this week, Fox News brings some of the web’s newest voices under its wing with the addition of the Fox Weblog. With it, we hope to bring the farflung corners of … Continue reading “It’s very cool”
that Fox News has picked up Pundit Watch for their website, even if they don’t know what they’re buying. They say:
Editor’s Note: Beginning this week, Fox News brings some of the web’s newest voices under its wing with the addition of the Fox Weblog. With it, we hope to bring the farflung corners of the Internet to your desktop, with a little commentary on the side. For those who don’t know, a weblog is a tour of the ‘net guided by a pilot you will come to know over time. We hope you enjoy the tour.
Fox only carries the Television Pundits part of Punditwatch, not the “far-flung corners of the Internet” part, so you wonder what they’re smoking (besides CNN).
Oh well, at least Punditwatch isn’t totally dependent on Blogspot any more.
Blogger newbie Andy Dodge complains that fellow newbie Glenn Reynolds ripped him off: Dodgeblog Ok, now I am bloody pissed off with Glenn at Instapundit. What the hell is his damn problem with giving people credit for sending him links to stuff? I live in London, got The Spectator as soon as it came out … Continue reading “Play nice, fellas –”
Blogger newbie Andy Dodge complains that fellow newbie Glenn Reynolds ripped him off: Dodgeblog
Ok, now I am bloody pissed off with Glenn at Instapundit. What the hell is his damn problem with giving people credit for sending him links to stuff? I live in London, got The Spectator as soon as it came out and sent him info on it. Did I get any credit, NO! Glenn thinks he is god to bloggers and doesn’t have to give the rest of credit for giving him heads-up on stuff. I am not the first to complain about this.
I don’t have any insight into this particular problem, but I suspect it’s hard to maintain a 30-a-day posting regime and still observe all the proper social forms; it’s also unlikely that Reynolds gets all those links by acting badly. Whether Reynolds is stingy with his credits or not, Andy’s problem is easily solved from his end.
It probably won’t be long ’till some other enterprising newbie publishes a summary of the 4 or 5 Reynolds entries um, most worth reading in a given day; maybe Andy himself can take that on. (source: Ben Kepple.)
Update: the boys have now officially kissed and made up. Feel the love.
who’ve linked the navel of the Blogosphere recently: More Than Zero Kolkata Libertarian On the Third Hand Libertarian Samizdata Random Jottings Vodka Pundit Daily Pundit Protein Wisdom Rantburg Sgt. Stryker Balloon Juice Blogs of War Ben Domenech Update: more recent links: Dropscan Little Green Footballs The Edge of England’s Sword Insolvent Republic of Blogistan Benjamin … Continue reading “Thank you, Bloggers”
who’ve linked the navel of the Blogosphere recently:
More Than Zero
Kolkata Libertarian
On the Third Hand
Libertarian Samizdata
Random Jottings
Vodka Pundit
Daily Pundit
Protein Wisdom
Rantburg
Sgt. Stryker
Balloon Juice
Blogs of War
Ben Domenech
Update: more recent links:
Dropscan
Little Green Footballs
The Edge of England’s Sword
Insolvent Republic of Blogistan
Benjamin Kepple’s Daily Rant
Ye Olde Blogge
You’re a pretty excellent cross-section of the high-quality end of the Blogosphere, and I appreciate the attention.
