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July 14, 2010
Some red hot chili peppers are on tour, and they’re emitting a lot of greenhouse gases. But it’s not the California rock band emitting carbon on a worldwide concert tour; it’s seeds from chili peppers traveling to the “doomsday” vault in Norway.
A…
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July 9, 2010
The next time you want to gauge how bad the economy is, don’t check the unemployment rate or the stock market. Instead, look to see if anyone is dressed as a cow at the local Chick-fil-A.
Time Magazine posted a somewhat lighthearted hodgepodge of “…
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July 7, 2010
Forget about Elena Kagan. Better make room for Time magazine’s Adam Cohen on the Supreme Court.
In a July 7 “Case Study” article for Time magazine, reporter Cohen bemoaned the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision…
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July 1, 2010
The next time an environmental story in the New York Times smells fishy, double-check to make sure its not the residue of old sun tan lotion you smell.
In a June 28 story for the Gloucester Times, reporter Nancy Gaines revealed an October 2002…
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June 30, 2010
After more than two months criticizing BP for its handling of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, it seems some in the media are desperate for new angles. Now, they’re attacking BP’s corporate contributions.
In a June 30 Washington Post article,…
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June 29, 2010
With all due respect to Petula Clark, things may not always be that great downtown.
On June 28, ABCNews.com profiled five municipalities “teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.” That list included Maywood, Calif., Harrisburg, Pa., Central Falls, R.I…
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June 28, 2010
Media bias never takes a summer vacation.
On CNN’s June 28 “American Morning,” reporter Mary Snow lamented the poor hiring prospects for teachers in the wake of thousands of layoffs around the country. While several factors such as stalemate unions…
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June 28, 2010
In the media’s eyes, Republicans might as well wear hockey goalie masks and run around with chainsaws.
In a June 24 AP story titled “Republicans Kill Senate Jobless Aid Measure,” writer Andrew Taylor paints Senate Republicans as obstructionist…
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June 22, 2010
It didn’t take Velma, Shaggy or Scooby to uncover this mystery.
In a June 21 study published in the medical journal Pediatrics, researchers from Yale University “discovered” that food products with characters on them affect children’s taste…
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June 21, 2010
Tough times don’t last; tough people do.
That’s the theme of author John S. Cohoat’s new book “No Thank You, Mr. President,” which tells the story of 10 private companies in Elkhart County, Ind., that made their own way to economic recovery without…
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