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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Lucian Freud, Chaim Soutine, And ‘Flaying Them Alive In Paint’
The death of artist Lucian Freud has put “arguably one of the UK’s most highly regarded and respected artists” (according to the BBC) in the popular culture spotlight. But it sure seems Freud isn’t experiencing the harsh glare his artistic subjects … Continue reading
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Tagged Chaim Soutine, Lucian Freud, mash note, Michael Kimmelman, New York Times
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WSJ = We Shout ‘Jihadis’ First In Norway Bombing
A sharp-eyed reader pointed to this Wall Street Journal editorial that appeared on the paper’s website around 6 p.m. Friday (and ran in the dead-tree issue): REVIEW & OUTLOOK JULY 23, 2011 Terror in Oslo Norway is targeted for being … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Qaeda, editorials, jihadis, Norway, Oslo, Wall Street Journal
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TPaw Looking Like TNaw
Presidential wannabe Tim Pawlenty (R-Can You Hear Me Now?) is looking more and more like GOP DOA. From Friday’s Wall Street Journal: Pawlenty Struggles for Iowa Foothold FORT DODGE, Iowa—Tim Pawlenty ends stump speeches all over the state with a … Continue reading
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Tagged Elvis Costello, Journal/NBC poll, Michele Bachmann, Paylenty, Tim Pawlenty, TNaw, TPaw, Wall Street Journal, Watching the Detectives
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MoveOn.Org Moves On Rupert Murdoch
George Soros sock puppet MoveOn.org has just launched an air assault on Rupert Murdoch over the News of the World rumpus. Via Politico’s On Media blog: Sensing political opportunity in the polling that shows most Americans support a wider investigation of … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11 victims, George Soros sock puppet, MoveOn.org, News of the World, On Media, Politico, Rupert Murdoch
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Hey, WordPress: Drop The Pom-Poms
Not to look a gift host in the mouth – WordPress is, after all, a swell free blogging platform with very helpful tech support – but really, enough with the patronizing messages every time the hardworking staff files a new … Continue reading
Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Gang Of Three Edition)
A trifecta tonight in the adstravaganza that is Campaign 2012. Exhibit A: TPay Ups the Ante in Iowa Tim Pawlenty (R-Can You Hear Me Now?) is the human Law of Diminishing Returns: the more resources he sinks into Iowa, the … Continue reading
Three Takes On Fox News (Of The World) Coverage
It’s old news that Fox News Channel has hardly covered itself in glory covering the News of the World rumpus. But the takedowns of FNC are instructive in their various forms. • The Daily Show (via Mediaite) • The Project … Continue reading
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Tagged Alessandra Stanley, corrections, Daily Show, Fox News Channel, Jon Stewart, Mediaite, New York Times, News of the World, PEJ, Pew
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (American Crossroads Edition)
The Roveniks are now chasing Hispanics. Via ABC’s The Note: The Republican National Committee and independent pro-Republican group American Crossroads are simultaneously airing ads in New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada, slamming President Obama on the economy. The RNC ad, which hits … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC The Note, American Crossroads, Crossroads GPS, RNC, Roveniks
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Bachmann-Iowa Overdrive Edition)
Michele Bachmann (R-Death Ceiling) wants Iowans to know she really really really will not vote to raise the nation’s debt limit (via ABC’s The Note). Migraine Michele is hoping this new ad flight in the Hawkeye State might divert attention … Continue reading
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