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Global Spin Doctors

John Feffer | Posted 09.18.2009 | World

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John Feffer

The PR race between countries is not that different from the arms race. With all this spin -- overt and covert -- what's a poor reader to do? The last thing we should do is sit and spin with it.

The Sexy Androgyny of Prince and Purple Rain

Clarence Haynes | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York


Clarence Haynes

My suspicion: many women are thrilled by Prince because they readily see themselves in him, and vice versa, and the mutual love is visceral and real.

Go Tweet Yourself

Robert Rave | Posted 07.25.2009 | Media


Robert Rave

Will bloggers soon write that Samantha Ronson and Sarah Silverman tweet each other about holding in their pee? Or that Elizabeth Taylor and Kathy Ireland are twitter pals? It's uncharted publicity territory.

Debate: Roberts v. 'Clean Coal' Flack Joe Lucas

David Roberts | Posted 06.14.2009 | Green


David Roberts

There was an online debate between me and Joe Lucas, spokesflack for the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. When he received my questions, he ran off like a pansy.

Time for the Military PR Folks to Come Up With a New Spin

Philip Slater | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics


Philip Slater

A little more honesty from the PR folks might be appropriate. Something like: "Look, folks, we're the military. Our job is to kill folks. If you're going to get picky about who, send someone else."

Is SXSW Worth It?

Stephanie Keller | Posted 04.24.2009 | Entertainment


Stephanie Keller

One question arises in the Lone Star soaked afterglow of SXSW: Do we Austinites love it or hate it?

Night of the Long Pointing Fingers

Brian Ross | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics


Brian Ross

Republican politicians all seem to be trying their hand at historic re-creationism to transform both the history and future of the Republican party into their own image.

Jed Lewison

President Bush Slams John McCain's Pre-Debate Spin*

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


Bush decries* what he calls "the soft bigotry of low expectations" emanating from Camp McCain as the Palin-Biden debate approaches: * Just kidding:...

Underdog Wins Gold at 2012 Sarah-lympics

David Quigg | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics


David Quigg

BOB COSTAS: And we are back. More coverage of the decathlon coming up in just minutes here. But first we're going to quickly send you out to a place t...

Creating Candidate Palin: How McCain Spun This One A Turn Too Far

Les Gara | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics


Les Gara

Palin's nomination has created unusual common ground for Alaskans. Whether we support her or not, we've been furrowing our eyebrows a lot lately as we watch the McCain campaign re-write Alaska history.

Jed Lewison

Palin Needs To Deliver A Game Changing Debate Performance

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics


Basically, Palin needs to be superhuman: to not only to turn her negative ratings around, but also to somehow make the case for John McCain in a way that he has not yet been able to do for himself.

The Future of Media: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying That the Internet Will Consume Print

Bob Guccione, Jr. | Posted 10.18.2008 | Media


Bob Guccione, Jr.

The future of media will boil down to, and pivot on the axis of, one thing: imagination -- how creative we are in exploiting technology and, equally important, with content.

Too Much Spin

Janet Ritz | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics


Janet Ritz

I was in a doctor's waiting room recently, listening to pundits on a big-screen TV, when a middle-aged man turned to me and stated: "Too much spin." ...

Friday Talking Points [37] -- Welcome, New Readers

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

McCain flip-flops on torture, tax cuts, the religious right, Roe v. Wade, lobbyists, gay marriage, creationism, Iraq, talking to enemies, and just about any other subject you care to name.

Story is Everything

Lisa Dale Norton | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Lisa Dale Norton

Hillary Clinton is shifting the paradigm and the narrative. Because the story is everything in the culture of politics, these are important shifts to ...

Obama Countdown; Clinton Spin: Press Release Tea Leaves

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.10.2008 | Home


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

The delegate countdown is revealing on both sides. Clinton press releases portray a two-person race. Obama's portray the race as a solitary time trial. In any case, he'll reach the number Tuesday.

Spinning? Fine. Spinning AND Lying? Not Cool.

David Sirota | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics


David Sirota

Clinton is trying to set expectations in advance of the Indiana primary, with the goal of making it seem as if a victory is "unexpected." In reality, she has been ahead from the beginning.