I hate Oprah.*

She’s so sensationalist. It’s maddening. I couldn’t help but balk at the screen when a clip of her interview with James Frey showed up… He said that his girlfriend didn’t actually die, and she had this oh-so-disgusted look, which prompted the audience to gasp. It’s not that he […]

Chaos and confusion reigned the other day as millions of Americans were made aware for the first time of a previously uncharted region known as “The Midwest.”

This valuable piece of reconnaissance was reported by none other than the journalistic bloodhounds at the MTV (Music Television) Network, as they appeared finally to have caught on to Sufjan Stevens’ musical genius.

After a fashion. Perhaps it is more accurate to say that the folks at MTV caught on to his popularity. In any case, those of us who “get” MTV were treated to an exciting (and soon, I predict, to be proven rare) chance to see our favorite banjo balladeer riding the wave of national television coverage.

from the BBC:

Canadian-born newsreader Peter Jennings, who read the news to Americans in five separate decades, has died at the age of 67.

Mr Jennings, who announced that he was suffering from lung cancer in April, died at his home in New York.

He has been described as one of the most powerful and influential journalists on […]