Peter H. Gleick collects the five most outrageous examples of climate BS (Bad Science) from 2011, with several runners-up. Number one? All the Republican presidential candidates.
Nota Bene #120: Crazy Ivan
“If you can make a woman laugh, you’re seeing the most beautiful thing on God’s earth.” Who said it?
Nota Bene #99: Heed the Peace Gnome
“You just pick up a chord, go twang, and you’ve got music.” Who said it?
A ripped-off journalist wishes Rupert well in his crusade against free content
by Christopher Michel If I could, I’d shake Rupert Murdoch’s hand. Although Murdoch is not exactly my favorite person in the media, his efforts to curb the parasites killing the hosts … […]
Does Rupert Murdoch have an Internet strategy?
As a follow-on to Dr. Denny’s post on Rupert Murdoch way back on 29 August, there have been further developments worth noting in this space. There has been a flurry of headlines […]
Yo, Rupert: Think that 'pay wall' will work?
The newspaper industry promises it will begin charging for news online. But it shares a similar problem with the music industry. It has allowed consumers of news for well more than a […]
This is not about Sarah Palin
This is not about Sarah Palin. If you want gossip about Sarah Palin read The National Enquirer. If you want to do something about the terrible state of the American economy, health […]
Nota Bene #39
Links of the Week (as opposed to the Weakest Link): Paul Begala: “I was for Hillary in the primaries, but when she endorsed Sen. Obama, I proudly sent him a check for […]
Our latest tragic shooting: who's to blame?
Another church shooting, this time in Knoxville. By now you’ve probably read the accounts and know that the shooter, Jim Adkisson, was motivated by, among other things, an apparent hatred of “liberals.” […]
Britney coverage is in the public interest and Iran isn't; are we as dumb as they think we are?
Well, here’s a fine howdy-do first thing this morning: an absolutely breathtaking bit of misdirection and pro-monopolist hackery masquerading as a good-faith critique of Bill Moyers. Moyers’ point seems to be that […]
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