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Wednesday, April 10, 2002 |
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Things are not what they seem. Nor are they otherwise. --Lankaratara Sutra 6:05:47 PM comment []  |
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My previous entry reminded me of something Anuradha Mittal of Food First said the other day (actually, I'd heard it before, so I don't think she can take full credit, but in anycase, it was a good reminder).
It's not alternative versus mainstream media. Really it's independent versus commercial media. |
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Fluff to a new level.
I was just listening to National Public Radio (NPR), and caught the tail-end of a piece on a guy who is trying to visit all of the world's Starfucks. This interview went on for at least 5 minutes. I can't believe this passes for news, or even for a light feature!!! And the host is asking him serious questions, "what is your favorite starbucks?" as if this is a noteworthy endeavor!
This is about as exciting as the story they did a few weeks ago on "How to eat Peeps" (the marshmellow Easter treat). That, too, went on for several minutes--eat the head first, stale, or nuke 'em for a few seconds. Do I really care?
There's got to be something better to cover than these 5 minute glorified ads! |
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To blog or not to... 1:39:56 PM comment [] |
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I love google's image search. It opened up a whole new world to me.  My favorite search so far has been for nudibranches (sea slugs).
check them out! |
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