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ICYMI: Allstate's Mayhem is a slam dunk in March...
Ask and ye shall receive. Although I know you all have already seen it on YouTube, I’m adding the Mayhem “Slam Dunk” and “Cleaning Lady” spots. But this is the last Mayhem post. I swear. Again.   [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aioDLqziRg&w=595&h… View Post
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No, he is NOT Pope Francis I
When you speed to market, you often trip and fall. March 13 marked another day when the media would report, report, report something that was wrong, wrong, wrong. For those of you stuck in a cave for the past 12 hours, Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergogliowa… View Post
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February 2013
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FRONTLINE clip: 'Raising Adam Lanza' →
First in a two-part series that teams PBS’ Frontline and the Hartford Courant, “Raising Adam Lanza” looks at the lives of the deeply troubled boy and his first victim, mother Nancy Lanza. Airs Tuesday, Feb. 19. Check local listings.
Feb 17th
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Today's must read: Raising Adam Lanza →
The Hartford, Conn., Courant teams up with Frontline for a two-part series that examines life of the 27th victim of the Sandy Hook massacre, Nancy Lanza. In an effort to answer the haunting, goddamnable question of “Why?”, reporters interviewed family, friends and teachers who knew the Lanzas, and although the answers are elusive, the report provides us with a more detailed picture of...
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January 2013
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Look, Ma! Do-it-yourself MacBook Pro repair
This slideshow requires JavaScript. About six months ago, I tripped on a running shoe and stepped on the case of my MacBook Pro, cracking the glass. The MacBook was less than a year old at the time, and a repair through Apple was going to cost me… View Post
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NPR Fresh Air: Geoff Nunberg on his Word of the... →
nprfreshair: Geoff Nunberg on his Word of the Year, “Big Data”: But Big Data is no more exact a notion than Big Hair. Nothing magic happens when you get to the 18th or 19th zero. After all, digital data has been accumulating for decades in quantities that always seemed unimaginably vast at the time,…
Dec 21st
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Just in time for Christmas: Blonde Jesus -- for...
As I fight my way through the throngs of the holiday shoppers, I feel like someone is watching me — namely Brad Pitt, who looks oddly Jesus-like in his off-putting stand-alone signage for Chanel.   This slideshow requires JavaScript.   For… View Post shared via WordPress.com
Dec 21st
News roundup: On silence, message and strategy
As the National Rifle Association remains conspicuous in absence following the Sandy Hook shootings, more media are dissecting the pro-gun-rights groups strategy of silence as calls for more gun regulations mount. USA TODAY’s Chuck Raasch and Kevin… View Post shared via WordPress.com
Dec 18th
Dec 18th
Shut up and grieve
On media and message in the Newtown tragedy: Shut up and grieve #amwriting The news was mind-numbingly horrifying. At least 27 dead at an elementary school. Or maybe it was 26. No, some networks were reporting 28. At least 18 children dead. No, it’s 20. At least 20 children dead. The shooter has been identified as –. No, the s… View Post shared via WordPress.com
Dec 15th
A pause for prayer
Praying for the victims and their families in Connecticut. View Post shared via WordPress.com
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