Monthly Archives: September 2006

I have famous friends post 1

Posted on September 18, 2006 by Karl

Fate was recently interviewed in Amateur Illustrator. Check it out, and the gallery of some of her terrific work.

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The World Mourns, what we leave behind

Posted on September 11, 2006 by Karl

Your memory plays tricks on you. It can be so selective. What one remembers, another experiencing the same event, might recall entirely different. For me, well it seems I’ve already forgotten so much of my past. But the morning of … Continue reading →

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Check out Philly Future’s latest featured blog

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Karl

A reminder for folks to check out Philly Future’s latest featured Philadelphia blogger, “I’ve Made a Huge Tiny Mistake”. phillyfeaturedblog

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Nancy Gibbs: “we have not merely returned to the messy family arguments of Sept. 10″

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Karl

TIME.com: What We’ve Learned — Sep. 11, 2006: An American businessman, traveling in India when the planes struck the towers, made his way back to the U.S. the following week as quickly as he could. That meant hopscotching across the … Continue reading →

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Norgs stories of the week

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Karl

* NewAssignment.net has launched a blog and is looking for potential stories to cover. Mark Glaser has been surveying folks at MediaShift and it looks like they want to see the U.S. Government as the focus of any investigative reporting. … Continue reading →

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Adrian Holovaty: “Newspapers need to stop the story-centric worldview”

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Karl

Adrian Holovaty: A fundamental way newspaper sites need to change: This is a subtle problem, and therein lies the rub. In my experience, when I’ve tried to explain the error of storing everything as a news article, journalists don’t immediately … Continue reading →

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You just know it’s bad when they censor little old me

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Karl

The folks at ABC are screening comments and mine looks to not appear on their “Path to 9/11″ blog. I assure you I posted nothing offensive. It was a pointed question. I guess too pointed. Later I might be able … Continue reading →

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When so many die each day, why pause to comment on Steve Irwin?

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Karl

Some folks I know are scratching their heads at the coverage Steve Irwin’s death has wrought this week. I’m not. It’s because so rarely do we meet someone, and yes, we’ve met Steve Irwin, who in public life displays so … Continue reading →

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The Daily Show: Islam Versus Christianity

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Karl

Spotted all over the web. Play it all the way to the end. Ouch. And in other, we’re-more-similar-then-we-like-to-admit news: San Jose Mercury News: “Iranian leader targeting secular, liberal professors”. If you can’t see the echos, ask yourself, why?

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Long whispered, now in the open?

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Karl

Ever wonder why we haven’t captured Bin Laden yet? Well according to ABCNews Pakistan has given Bin Laden a free pass. As Will Bunch notes, our policy with Pakistan has long seemed to be one of looking the other way. … Continue reading →

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