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Newsprint Blues: Fourth Estate/Third World

October 21, 2010 in JOURNALISM

A failing body is a battleground for antibodies and infections. The plight of the Chicago Tribune, the once-vital Gray Lady of Lake Michigan, is a case of the antibodies being too depleted in the face of overwhelming invasion. It’s also a fairly clear case of looting in the guise of medical triage, or missionary work as a front for conquest.

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Newsprint Blues: Fourth Estate/Third World

October 21, 2010 in JOURNALISM

A failing body is a battleground for antibodies and infections. The plight of the Chicago Tribune, the once-vital Gray Lady of Lake Michigan, is a case of the antibodies being too depleted in the face of overwhelming invasion. It’s also a fairly clear case of looting in the guise of medical triage, or missionary work as a front for conquest.

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Newsprint Blues: Fourth Estate/Third World

October 21, 2010 in JOURNALISM

A failing body is a battleground for antibodies and infections. The plight of the Chicago Tribune, the once-vital Gray Lady of Lake Michigan, is a case of the antibodies being too depleted in the face of overwhelming invasion. It’s also a fairly clear case of looting in the guise of medical triage, or missionary work as a front for conquest.

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Newsprint Blues: Fourth Estate/Third World

October 21, 2010 in JOURNALISM

A failing body is a battleground for antibodies and infections. The plight of the Chicago Tribune, the once-vital Gray Lady of Lake Michigan, is a case of the antibodies being too depleted in the face of overwhelming invasion. It’s also a fairly clear case of looting in the guise of medical triage, or missionary work as a front for conquest.

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#MOVIEFUTURE: Post-Apocalypse How

January 18, 2010 in Cinema

In light of “The Book of Eli” and my not-quite-sober boredom on Sunday night, I offered a tweetblast on post-apocalyptic movie truisms:

#NOFUTUREFILMS.

Find them there, or play along here.

In #NOFUTUREFILMS

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#MOVIEFUTURE: Post-Apocalypse How

January 18, 2010 in Cinema

In light of “The Book of Eli” and my not-quite-sober boredom on Sunday night, I offered a tweetblast on post-apocalyptic movie truisms:

#NOFUTUREFILMS.

Find them there, or play along here.

In #NOFUTUREFILMS

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‘Going Forward’

January 16, 2010 in The Things People Say Out Their Mouths

Note: Cross-posted from Threat Quality Press, a Blog of honorable Repute overseen by handsome Men.

The executive uses this phrase, or some variation (“the way forward,” et cetera), nine times in one meeting. It’s a signal that, despite his stated confidence in the future, he has no idea what it holds. What’s more, it marks a reluctance to consider his corporation’s past — the missteps and crap initiatives (oh, I could name a few) that brought him to this sad juncture, with his workers diminished in strength and chewing their cuticles over each new memo that hits the inbox.

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‘Going Forward’

January 16, 2010 in The Things People Say Out Their Mouths

Note: Cross-posted from Threat Quality Press, a Blog of honorable Repute overseen by handsome Men.

The executive uses this phrase, or some variation (“the way forward,” et cetera), nine times in one meeting. It’s a signal that, despite his stated confidence in the future, he has no idea what it holds. What’s more, it marks a reluctance to consider his corporation’s past — the missteps and crap initiatives (oh, I could name a few) that brought him to this sad juncture, with his workers diminished in strength and chewing their cuticles over each new memo that hits the inbox.

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‘Going Forward’

January 16, 2010 in The Things People Say Out Their Mouths

Note: Cross-posted from Threat Quality Press, a Blog of honorable Repute overseen by handsome Men.

The executive uses this phrase, or some variation (“the way forward,” et cetera), nine times in one meeting. It’s a signal that, despite his stated confidence in the future, he has no idea what it holds. What’s more, it marks a reluctance to consider his corporation’s past — the missteps and crap initiatives (oh, I could name a few) that brought him to this sad juncture, with his workers diminished in strength and chewing their cuticles over each new memo that hits the inbox.

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