May 2010
Nuns Dare Call it Treason
“Nuns Dare Call It …”: Total Nice One, Coatney
newsweek:
Lisa Miller is really great in this story about the Catholic church’s war on American nuns:
Earlier this month, in something of a surprise, a nun at a Catholic hospital in Phoenix was excommunicated for approving a first-trimester abortion last year at that hospital to save the life of a critically ill patient. “An...
It will contain all the news on every sphere of human interest, and the news...
– Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, describing their new magazine, TIME, to potential investors in 1923.
This sums up most of today’s media startups, too.
(via zachklein) (via soupsoup)
Bike JC: The Ward Tour That Was →
And in local news:
This past Sunday at 11 am, around 530 bicyclists, from families with two kids ferried in various manner of bikeseats to fixie stunt riders on hot-pink Bianchis, pushed off onto Montgomery from Exchange Place and took over the streets of our fine city for nearly two hours.
One pre-ride news…
How Many Ph.D. Does It Take to Not Find a 'New... →
bellcurved:
Two—and, boy, are they not amused (unlike some of the commenters) about this recent cover. More proof that a picture is worth a thousand words. Tee-hee? Whoo-hoo! Giggle, giggle.
Listen to 'Shut Up, Weirdo' for 5/21/10 →
shutupweirdo:
Topic: I Accuse My Parents
Huzzah! 'Shut Up, Weirdo' Made 'The Honey Shot' on... →
shutupweirdo:
Now we can stop begging.
youngmanhattanite:
“More books are read in Manhattan in one month than the rest of the country in an entire year.” —Reader’s Digest, 1979
Opening the Books
newsweek:
Attention, buyers! This, via Paid Content, is our financial snapshot:
and this is our headcount:
Click on images for full-sized version, and make of this what you will. Any takers?