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CSPAN discussion in Washington « A Stubborn Point of View
After we saw two interviews on CSPAN (Former Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine – c-spanvideo.org/program/Kaine and Tucker Carlson c-spanvideo.org/program/Tucker), we were interviewed by Brian Lamb for Q&A (similar to c-spanvideo.org/program/300260-1). He would ask the audience of young journalists, where do you get your news?Some would reply with CNN, FOX, New York Times, etc.Then he … Continue reading
Addictions & Answers: Is alcoholism really a disease?
SIMON ROBERTS, Getty/SIMON ROBERTS BILL: "There is an age-old debate over alcoholism," says the NY Times. "Is the problem in the sufferer's head — something that can be overcome through willpower, spirituality or talk therapy, perhaps — or is it a physical disease, one that needs continuing medical treatment in much the same way as, … Continue reading
Hot Nights and High Humidity Set This Heat Wave Apart
My colleague Heidi Cullen had an excellent op-ed in the New York Times yesterday on the current heat wave, and the shifting notion of what constitutes a "normal climate" as average global temperatures continue to warm. She didn't have room for details on the heat wave in that story, but it's worth doing so here … Continue reading
Crime &urts
NEW You are able to – A posle gang-related shooting by two males who opened up fire on the group looking at a bench on the New You are able to City beach boardwalk crowded with individuals seeking respite from Thursday's warm weather created a teenage girl dead and four males wounded, police stated. The … Continue reading
Kristen Wiig is amongst ‘top three or four’ ‘Saturday Night Live’ performers, says Lorne Michaels. Do you agree?
Image Credit: Mathew Imaging/WireImage As any true blue fan of Saturday Night Live can tell you, over the past decade, it’s been all about the ladies. from Tina Fey to Maya Rudolph to Amy Poehler, the women of SNL all but dominated the laughs on the long-running series. since creator Lorne Michaels knows what does … Continue reading
Post Secret & Bluebrain
Whether or not Frank Warren is an artist is debatable. It’s probably more appropriate to consider his project, PostSecret, as a canvas upon which Warren serves as a conduit. The PostSecret blog began as a quasi-social experiment in 2004 when Warren handed out about 3,000 postcards to strangers in Washington, D.C., inviting them to send … Continue reading