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Monthly Archives: April 2015
Taking the ‘Mum’ Out of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal is the Great American Rorschach Test. Cop killer? Or political prisoner? You tell us. And don’t be surprised if Abu-Jamal himself weighs in, thanks to a new federal court ruling this week. Associated Press report (via the Delaware County Daily Times): … Continue reading
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Tagged Committee to Fry Mumia Abu-Jamal, Committee to Save Mumia Abu-Jamal, cop killer, Daniel Faulkner, Deleware County Daily Times, Great American Racial Rorschach Test, John Wetzel, Mumia Abu-Jamal, New York Times, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, political prisoner, U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner
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Matt Labash Makes Kim Jong Ill
The hardworking staff has long been an un(L)abashed fan of Weekly Standard feature writer Matt Labash, and his latest piece makes us even more so. Troublemaker for Tyrants Thor Halvorssen hammers the Kims From the moment his dead-of-night emails, texts, … Continue reading
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Tagged David Brooks, Davos for Dissidents, Hugo Chavez, Human Rights Foundation, Ji Seong-ho, Jimmy Wales, Kang Chol-hwan, Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong Un, Kin Jong-il, Leopoldo López, Matt Labash, North Korea, Now Action Unity and Human Rights, Oslo freedom Forum, Park Sang-hak, Peter Thiel, Sergey Brin, Sidney Awards, South Korea, The Interview, The Weekly Standard, Thor Halvorssen, Yeon-mi Park
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Triple Overtime? Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs
Say, that was some barnburner between the Nashville Predators and the Chicago Blackhawks last night, yeah? The hardwatching staff has been a little low on the uptake this Stanley Cup season (we have a new TV setup that we’re not … Continue reading
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Tagged Brent Seabrook, Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, Pekka Rinne, Stanley Cup playoffs
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Celebrity Head Transplants (Katie Couric Edition)
First in a series from our Wait, What? desk The hardwrinkling staff gets the whole cosmetic surgery thing, especially for those in the media spotlight. But sometimes you get the (non-Botox) feeling that the makeovers have gone too far. Exhibit A: … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, Katie Couric, Screen for Life, Yahoo! New Face, Yahoo! News
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Airbnb’s Cuba Libre: Room and Coke?
Now that America and Cuba are on speaking terms again, it’s only natural that U.S. businesses get down to business, Havana-style. An early entrant is Airbnb, which ran this ad in yesterday’s New York Times: Aircba is all the … Continue reading
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Tagged Airbnb, Aircba, Cuba, Cuba libre, Fidel-ity, Googletron, New York Times, room and coke
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Mickey D and the Big Town Dailies
From our It Doesn’t Ad Up desk So, go figure. Fast-food giant McDonald’s announced on Wednesday that it will hike wages and benefits for employees at the stores it owns. McDonald’s then trumpeted that change with a full-page ad in … Continue reading
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Tagged bag of shells, McDonald's, minimum wage, New York Times, pay raise, Wal-Mart, Wall Street Journal
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Stones Snub Hub in Upcoming Tour
Hey, Boston: The Rolling Stones got no expectation . . . to pass . . . through here . . . again. From the Associated Press (tip o’ the pixel to Politico Playbook): Rolling Stones announce North American stadium tour LOS … Continue reading
Say Hello to the New Shoefie!
From our Fear for the Republic desk This is an example of the traditional (that is, for all of a year) shoefie. But there’s good news for the Me, Myselfie, and I set! A whole new definition of shoefie from … Continue reading