Three MF’in Cheers for The New Yorker Podcasts
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008As a longtime New Yorker subscriber (that’s right, in print), you’d wonder why I’d bother with the podcasts as well. I can lay any questions to rest here. Each Monday (a few days before the issue lands in my mailbox) there is a lively, informed discussion with New Yorker Web editor Blake Eskin takes place [...]
R.I.P. Studs Terkel
Friday, October 31st, 2008One of the greatest radio voices of all time, pioneering storyteller Louis “Studs” Terkel died today. He was 96. What he gave to journalism and radio storytelling has everything to do with my addiction to podcasts, public radio and journalism of the people for the people and to the people.
It goes without saying that Terkel’s [...]
LA Times $700,000,000,000 Headline
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008LA Times $700,000,000,000 Headline, originally uploaded by revolute.
They don’t write headlines like this online (or M-Sa, no less) so I’m archiving the screenshot (see also here and the LAT print edition archive)…
But damn if you didn’t spend your last $1.50 after seeing this on the newsstand Sunday I grabbed this image from Newseum.org (PDF). [...]
