from independentcritics.com
Rachel Sklar |
Posted Wednesday May 16, 2007 at 06:59 PM
We'll make him an offer he can't refuse, mostly because he won't be conscious: Wow. Crazy story about the hospital room John Ashcroft showdown. Is it us, or does it sound eerily reminiscent of that scene in The Godfather where Michael shows up at the hospital and there's no one guarding his father so he and Enzo the baker have to move his father to a different room and then stand outside making it look like they're packing heat? Yeah, we thought so, too. [War Room/NYT]
- Sounds like Angelina made Brad an offer he couldn't refuse: But we already knew that, just as we could already count backwards from when baby Shiloh was born. So, what exactly is Janice Min's Us Magazine going on about this time? And where will the Angelina-hatred end? Who knows, but when it happens, Doree Shafrir will be there, because she's got Min's number. [Gawker]
- Every time I try to get out, they keep pulling me back in: No matter how many times Mayor Bloomberg denies that he's running for President, there's another article speculating on whether or not he might. Still, if everyone else is writing about it then it must be a story! [Public Eye]
- Is The Daily Show Bad For America, Part 783: Oy. All of you people out there talking about how it sugarcoats the news, is the frosting on the cake or the dessert on the meal, enough! It's not 60 Minutes and it's not The Economist and it's not The New York Times, but it's also not wrong. It's the news — not its own investigative reporting, but reporting the news all the same, often reporting stuff that other outlets miss (i.e. James Sensenbrenner's abuse of process) or making connections and calling out inconsistencies way before the rest of the MSM. Yes. Before. See, the people who watch The Daily Show already know what's going on — they wouldn't be able to laugh at the jokes in the same way if not. That's why so many people who are smart and up-to-date continue to watch the Daily Show — because it's not dumbed down. But nice try sneaking that past me, Matthew Felling. I'm on to you. [Public Eye, redux]
- Dirty Sexy Dan Rather: The veteran newsman gets to be a different sort of prime-time player, and why the hell not? Have fun, Dan! [AP]
- Since then I have grasped/The meaning of true power/Without it, you are eaten/With it, you devour. Rupert Murdoch: The Musical; Ben Greenman: Still brilliant. [Gawker]
