Is Shrinkage at ‘Time’ a Sign of the Times

Have the brain-trust at Time magazine stepped out of a cold pool to recognize that their publication is not the brand it used to be, or are they finally wising up to political and technological shifts in the population they market to? Regardless of the answer, New York Times media critic David Carr had some harsh words Monday for the incredibly shrinking periodical that recently named “You” as…
Noel Sheppard
 

Too Much Information: Vieira Informs World Guest Had Hot Flash [Video

Rather than the "liberal bias" rubric, file this one under "coarsening of the culture." We had a dubious first this morning: a network news host informing the world that one of her guests had just experienced a hot flash.Dr. Nancy Snyderman was Meredith Vieira's guest for purposes of discussing the good news that scientists have discovered a way to extract stem cells from amniotic fluid and…
Mark Finkelstein
 

Ornstein on Surge Decision: 'George Bush Believes He's Answering To A

Mark Finkelstein
 

More Cartoons Mocking Those Phony Christians

Tim Graham
 

SFChronicle: We Must Negotiate with Iraqi Terrorists and Insurgents

Warner Todd Huston
 

Of Major News Outlets, Only NBC Gets Amniotic Stem Cell Story Right

A research breakthrough indicates that amniotic stem cells may provide all of the potential therapeutic benefits of embryonic stem cells, but without killing a human embryo.
Kristen Fyfe
 

Saddam's Execution: It's Just Like Hurricane Katrina

Tim Graham
 

Andy Rooney Praises Bill Clinton, Derides Reagan, Says 'Hard to Dislik

Brent Baker
 

CBS's Bob Schieffer Presses Speaker Pelosi to Raise Taxes

Whether the newest elected politician is a Republican or a Democrat, the primary interest of the Washington press corps is always the same: push them to increase taxes. The latest example came in a taped interview aired on Sunday's Face the Nation during which CBS's Bob Schieffer pressed new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from the left to raise taxes and was appalled when she suggested Democrats may…
Brent Baker
 

Chicago Trib Columnist: Think of Sex, Think of VP Cheney

Mike Bates
 

Don't Tell Me the Democrats Have a Macho Problem (Satire

No, of course the Democratic Party in Washington doesn't have a problem with the real or perceived masculinity of its male senators and congressmen. Absolutely not. What in the world are you talking about? You're all excited just because Maureen Dowd calls Barack Obama "Obambi," had to listen to him complain to her because she wrote that his ears are big (he's sennnnnnsitive about them, y'know…
Tom Blumer
 

Cokie Roberts: Pelosi Photo-Op 'Fun, Completely Natural

Mark Finkelstein
 

Coverage of Voter ID Law Court Cases Depends on Result

Last week, a Federal Appeals Court upheld Indiana's Voter ID law (HT Volokh): Appeals court upholds voter ID law INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's law that requires voters to show photo identification at the polls is not too burdensome, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago said Thursday in a 2-1 ruling that upholds the 2005 law. ..... The 7th U.S. Circuit Court questioned arguments that…
Tom Blumer
 

NBC Declares Israel's Attack Plans 'Alarming' -- But What of Iran's

Mark Finkelstein