Yesterday, Matt Taibbi explicated the response he got from Goldman Sachs about his piece in Rolling Stone. (A piece that is only on newsstands, um, except in pirated versions-which, when will Rolling…

If you’re holding Percocet or Vicodin, start hoarding (also, come sit by me): An FDA advisory panel has recommended that the pills be taken off the market because the acetaminophen in them tends to blow…

OH GOD. The Boston Globe just rolled out their Globe Reader! It appears to be a computer application available for print subscribers to the paper, so they can now get a “daily” download of Boston Globe content. It’s like a…

The new faces of the gay movement: a bunch of lobbyists and Lance Bass, surrounded by dogs and Facebook friends, all of whom want to get married to each other, in a homosexually-based interspecies lustful grab-bag key party. But discreetly. Also…

The “Myths & Rumors” section of Coca-Cola’s website makes for amazing reading, particularly if you are, like me, concerned about the prevalence of rat urine on the top of your soft drink can.

This rumor about a dirty soft drink can causing…

The inevitable conclusion: “Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, the entire top nine positions on Billboard’s Top Pop Catalog Albums chart will house [Michael] Jackson-related titles when the tally is released in the early morning on Wednesday (July 1).” Yes, even Dangerous.

Jim Inhofe, the Oklahoma Republican who is generally acknowledged to be the dumbest member of the United States Senate and who was last seen in this space calling the president “un-American”, is unconcerned that Al…

If you’ve eaten already, go take a look at what legendary food writer Elizabeth David considered “just about the most revolting dish ever devised.” It does seem pretty damn nasty.

Samuel “Joe The Plumber” Wurzelbacher has decided not to run for public office after a personal conversation with God in which the Heavenly Father suggested Wurzelbacher might better follow his calling by remaining at the grassroots…

Two related things; read up and we can discuss in class tomorrow:
 1. Anil Dash on the similarities between Chris Anderson and Malcolm Gladwell.
 2. Andrew Sullivan on “I don’t think it is that terrible a thing if most journalists…

WHEN WILL THE CARNAGE STOP? HOW CAN WE APPEASE AN OBVIOUSLY ANGRY GOD?

When one considers the farcical situation in Albany the initial reaction is anger, followed quickly by a desire to apportion blame. Who’s responsible for the total farce into which Crazytown has so willingly descended?