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Ever Wonder Who the CIA Is Following on Twitter?
We know – you just hope it’s not you. And it’s not. The Central Intelligence Agency is using Twitter to gather intelligence from these 26 feeds: Interesting. Wouldn’t you think the spooks would be following, we dunno, Hamas Global PR maybe? … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Intellkigence Agency, CIA, DARPA, FBI, Hamas Global PR, The White House, Twitter, U.S. Army, Vladimir Putin
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When Journalists Rent Out Their B(u)ylines . . .
. . . nothing good can come of it. There’s a growing trend among journalists of co-authoring books with subjects they probably would be better off covering. Exhibit Umpteen, from Sunday’s New York Times. Rajiv Chandrasekaran is a senior correspondent and … Continue reading
Quote o’ the Day (Hanlon’s Razor Edition)
From David Skinner’s Weekly Standard review of Steven Pinker’s new book, The Sense of Style. Where Pinker breaks ranks with most enemies of tendentious writing is on the question of motive. He cites Hanlon’s razor—“Never attribute to malice that which … Continue reading
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Tagged David Skinner, Hanlon's razor, Steven Pinker, The Sense of Style, Weekly Standard
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‘Common Sense’ John Haywood Kind of Lacks It
From our Why Not Just Set Your Money on Fire desk As you splendid readers might (or more likely might not) remember, the hardworking staff has dutifully chronicled the per-ad-ulations of one John Haywood, North Carolina rich guy and erstwhile … Continue reading
Have a Very Belichick Halloween
From our Why the Wall Street Journal Is a Great Newspaper desk Yesterday’s edition of the Journal included this Geoff Foster piece. Scary Sports Costumes Trick or Treat: Turning This Year’s Low Moments Into Halloween Highlights Any kid can dress … Continue reading
All Hail Madison Bumgarner, the 21st Century Cy Young
From our One for the Ages desk You have to go back over a century to match what San Francisco ace Madison Bumgarner did last night: Win two World Series games and pitch more than three innings in a third. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cy Young, Kansas City Royals, Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants, World's Serious
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Coakley Took More of a Beating Than the Giants Last Night
The hardworking staff is guessing that most of you splendid readers didn’t spend much time watching the Kansas City Royals pummel the San Francisco Giants last night, as the Jints pounded the ball into the ground(out) for seven innings against the … Continue reading
Encore: My Mazeroski Moment (Or, How the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates Helped Make Me Grow Up)
The Pop History Dig is a terrific website that chronicles signature events and figures of 20th century popular culture. And the latest submission by encyclopedic author Jack Doyle is one close to the hardworking staff’s heart. “The Mazeroski Moment” 1960 … Continue reading
WBUR Dope Slaps WGBH
As the hardworking staff drove through Allston yesterday, we noticed this billboard over the Mass Pike (sorry, no picture – I was driving, yeah?). No Rant. No Slant. WBUR 90.9 FM Boston’s NPR News Station You know that’s not aimed … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Public Radio, Jim Braude, Margery Eagan, No Rant No Slant, WBUR, WGBH
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San Francisco Treat: Madison Bumgarner Spins a Classic
From our One for the Ages desk Last night the hardwatching staff witnessed (with roughly 17 other baseball lovers) the masterly complete-game shutout San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner laid on the Kansas City Royals in Game 5 of the … Continue reading
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