Two New York Times columnists embarrassed themselves over the weekend, betraying anti-gun ignorance in the paper's Sunday Review. Frank Bruni went hunting for the first time (with the chef of a ritzy Manhattan restaurant), and remarked "what an unfair fight" hunting is, as if he was the first person to think that up. After lamenting… Read more »
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VICE Review: ‘The Absurdty of the Modern Condition’
VICE debuted its eponymous TV show on HBO Friday evening, and it’s a promising start. The show begins with a sequence of videos showcasing the Brooklyn-based media group’s wide range of international coverage, and declares that the intention of the series is to expose “the absurdity of the modern condition.” The first story is a… Read more »
Daily Kos Week in Review: Flying Fists of Fury
Kossacks aren't merely pleased that same-sex marriage is growing in popularity; some also feel the need to at least malign its opponents and, in one jaw-dropping case, wish severe physical pain on them. As usual, each headline is preceded by the blogger's name or pseudonym. read more Source: NewsBusters blogs
Book review: David Neiwert’s ‘And Hell Followed With Her’
And Hell Followed With Her: Crossing the Dark Side of the American Border By David Neiwert Hardcover: $ 26.99 Nation Books 336 pages March 2013 David Neiwert has not only earned his investigative chops over the past decade or so by exploring the dangerous side of right-wing extremism—he’s proven himself to be one of the… Read more »