Open Thread Friday
April 28th, 2006 11:36 AM
Today's starters-- Media: Reacting to Muhammed cartoon controversy, student newspaper prints offensive Jesus toons, nothing
follows. Popular blog web presence provider Hosting Matters is down at
the moment, taking a number of popular blogs down with it. Tonight is
opening night of "Flight 93;" in it's scoring 94 percent positive in Rotten Tomatoes online reviews (HT Roger Simon.)Politics: …
Attention Boston Globe Readers
April 24th, 2006 1:53 PM
Dear Boston Globe Readers: You may not have known it from our coverage, but Easter was last weekend. - The Ombud
Olbermann Plugs "Bush Worst President" Rolling Stone Article
April 22nd, 2006 1:01 PM
On Friday's Countdown show, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann plugged the Rolling Stone cover story by historian Sean Wilentz which argued that George W. Bush may be the worst President ever, citing the opinions of over 400 historians. As he introduced his interview with Wilentz, Olbermann sympathetically referred to the recently fired CIA employee who leaked classified information on the agency's use of…
'South Park' Censorship Controversy Continues
April 14th, 2006 9:08 PM
The controversy over Comedy Central's decision to censor its show "South Park" continues to heat up. Late Thursday, the network issued a statement admitting that it did refuse to run a scene which featured a cartoon depiction of the Muslim prophet Muhammed."In light of recent world events, we feel we made the right decision," the cable channel said.That decision has sparked howls of protest from…