Daily Archives: July 25, 2005
The Spirit of America
Early this morning we read a very interesting Op-ed article by Paul Krugman which opened with the following rather stark and striking paragraph: Modern American politics is dominated by the doctrine that government is the problem, not the solution. In … Continue reading
Chris Lydon Rules Radio
One of our earliest inspirations in this blogging business was Chris Lydon, who bounced back from getting shafted by WBUR by becoming a force in the New Media, and the effort to break the major media monopoly on America’s minds. … Continue reading
Top Russian Spammer Bludgeoned to Death in Moscow
Vardan Kushnir, notorious for sending spam to each and every citizen of Russia who appeared to have an e-mail, was found dead in his Moscow apartment on Sunday, Interfax reported Monday. He died after suffering repeated blows to the head. … Continue reading
Hanoi Jane “Coming Out” on Vegetable Oil Bus
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Actress and activist Jane Fonda says she intends to take a cross-country bus tour to call for an end to U.S. military operations in Iraq . " I can’t go into any detail except to … Continue reading
SONY Admits Paola Scam
Sony BMG, the world’s second-biggest record label, has agreed to pay $10m and stop paying radio station employees to play its artists’ songs The settlement follows an investigation into "pay for play" practices in the music industry, conducted by New … Continue reading
Nuking Spammers
Hiawatha Bray, technology columnist for the Boston Globe, has been covering the Spam Wars for quite some time now: "A couple of years ago, this column featured the prediction that the junk e-mail problem would be coming under control right … Continue reading