An Open Letter to The New York Times
In an earlier post I talked about the impending demise of print media and offered a probably not-incredibly-useful proposal for improving the quality of new hires into the industry. Here’s another...
View ArticleSaturday Night Live as Emperor’s Boy
For the third week in a row, Saturday Night Live opened with a sketch featuring the brilliant Tina Fey as the less-than-brilliant Sarah Palin. It’s getting to the point that we all wait breathlessly...
View ArticleGossip Part II: The Ethics of Gossip
Yom Kippur is always an introspective time for me, however lacking I may be in observance. (Most Jews go to services and fast; I generally do one or the other, figuring either way I’ve got my atonement...
View ArticleWhat Ever Happened to Ostracism?
A couple of months ago, during the late-lamented summer, my parents and I found ourselves driving from Shelter Island’s Heights back to the Center, from the pharmacy and Stars Café to the post office...
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