More Obama--Or Reportorial--Vagueness- June 30, 2008 The WaPost's personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary interviewed Obama about consumer debt and discovered that he, too, used to have a lot of debt and plans "initiate reforms" to "address the whole debt industry." What the hell does that mean...http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/archives/002822.html Where Does Obama Stand on Marriage- June 30, 2008 What does Obama think of the anti-gay marriage amendment on the ballot in California And why aren't California reporters--and his numerous and prominent gay supporters and fundraisers--asking I ask not as an attack on Obama, but as a California voter...http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/archives/002821.html People Like Me Are Killing Journalism- June 27, 2008 I saw The New Yorker on the newsstand and considered buying it for this article on itching. (I'm a very itch-prone person.) But then I realized I could get the article free online and even print it out without ads,...http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/archives/002820.html The Things You Learn Reading Posters Outside UCLA Medical Center- June 27, 2008 Aubrey de Gray will be speaking tomorrow (Friday) at 4:00 at UCLA's Royce Hall, as the kickoff to a weekend conference on extending healthy life. According to the website, advance registration is required, though I rather doubt they'll be...http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/archives/002819.html Glamour Shots- June 27, 2008 Sunday is the last day to see the George Hurrell exhibit at the California Heritage Museum in Santa Monica....http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/archives/002818.html Book Review Swag- June 26, 2008 The NYT Book Review gets scarily enormous piles of review copies, but that's not all--as you can see in this slide show, which begins with a Trojan horse turned candy holder. Via Paper Cuts....http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/archives/002817.html More Obama Glamour- June 26, 2008 This time in superhero form, from the LAT's Rachel Abramowitz: WHILE I believe in hope and change, I know some cynics (mostly die-hard Hillary Clinton supporters) who think Barack Obama taps into the same collective yearning as superheroes. He might...http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/archives/002816.html Trains May Be Glamorous, but They Aren't Practical- June 25, 2008 Not in a huge country of people whose time is worth something. Train buff Charlie Martin explains. Unfortunately, there's no convincing the Europe-is-better true believer who've never traveled more than 500 miles by rail. (Via InstaPundit.)...http://www.dynamist.com/weblog/archives/002815.html |