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Further Persnicketing

Posted on May 13, 2004 by ken

In support of Silvertide’s language campaign, I’d like to howl for a moment about “uninterested” and “disinterested.” I saw this in yesterday’s New York Times (it’s a quote, so the Times is not necessarily culpable): Fox is completely disinterested in … Continue reading →

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Hybrid Hype?

Posted on May 13, 2004 by ken

Between the fact that they can turn your rescuers into additional victims, and some evidence that they don’t get the mileage that’s claimed for them, I’m beginning to be glad I never bought a Civic Hybrid or one of its … Continue reading →

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Things ain’t like they used to be…

Posted on May 10, 2004 by ken

I finally got Peter Tosh’s two best solo albums on CD, and listening to his first one (unfairly remembered nowadays only for its pro-drug title track, “Legalize It,”) I found myself missing him. Released in the early 70s, the album … Continue reading →

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Further comment unnecessary…

Posted on May 7, 2004 by ken

“Who in fact handles public relations for the Bush administration? Michael Jackson?” —Daniel Henninger in today’s The Wall Street Journal.

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Meanwhile, in other alternate realities…

Posted on April 29, 2004 by ken

My attempts to have a rational conversation with my right-wing acquaintance the other night failed utterly, of course, running inevitably into the glazed stare of the True Believer. The Wall Street Journal reviewed a new book, Debunked, which is a … Continue reading →

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The Liberal Media

Posted on April 28, 2004 by ken

I had a depressing and stressful conversation last night with a former co-worker who is now a rabid fan of Dubya and a big supporter of US policy (if you can call it that) in Iraq. And eventually we got … Continue reading →

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Don’t Mention the War!

Posted on April 26, 2004 by ken

The New York Times yesterday had a hilarious article on Richard Desmond, the publisher of the Daily Express in London, responding to a potential offer by German publisher Axel Springer Verlag’s offer to buy the competing Telegraph. In a meeting … Continue reading →

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Out-Drudging Drudge

Posted on April 19, 2004 by ken

I think it’s implicit in the way that a Web site is produced that our standards of accuracy are lower. Besides, immediacy is more important than accuracy, and humor is more important than accuracy. — Nick Denton, founder of the … Continue reading →

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The Banjo Is My Enemy…

Posted on April 19, 2004 by ken

Here’s an insightful comment on practicing your instrument, which probably applies to lots of other things as well. Pete Wernick, who does banjo instructional materials for the indispensable Homespun Tapes, describes two modes of practicing: The Banjo Is My Enemy: … Continue reading →

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The Brooklyn Museum

Posted on April 19, 2004 by ken

We went over to check out the new entrance plaza for the Brooklyn Museum on Sunday, and we were absolutely thrilled. It’s one of the best new public spaces in the city, and a rarely successful modern addition to a … Continue reading →

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