40 Years Ago

(An occasional reminiscence on the events of 1968 ) The Whole World is Watching The Democratic National Convention opened in Chicago on Augu...

A roundup, of sorts

After a slow week, a couple interesting new research blogs: Paper Trail Blog from Center for Public Integrity, links to useful and interest...

40 Years Ago

(An occasional reminiscence on the events of 1968 ) Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained in Walter Reed Army hospital, after being...

I want one

Via Boing Boing , a link to a Times Online story, Just right for the garden: a mini-cow . Irish Dexter cows are small, about 40 inches high...

Coverage, or publicity?

Over at the Nieman Watchdog, George Lardner wonders, in Spreading Lies, Rather Than Debunking Them , about a recent Washington Post story th...

Fun with birth certificates

This is just too good to pass by. Question: How many presidents (or candidates) have gone by different surnames? From David Weigel at Reason...

Research links of the week, and ex-journalists

After a long respite, some new research links, and a couple more references to what's going on in the world of laid-off journalists: We ...