Monday, August 22, 2005

Troublemaker is reporting that GPD Captain Rick Ball will speak at the Truth & Rec hearings this weekend. Unconfirmed, but tantalizing... 7:54:50 PM   permalink   comment []

Joel Achenbach: "The general trend in blogs seems to be the diminution of the blogger and the elevation of the commentariat." In the N&R, a letter about commenters to the paper's blogs. It's surprising how many people think they should comment, just because they can comment, and so say the same things over and over and over again. 3:08:04 PM   permalink   comment []

Portland Oregonian local web/journalism plans (via JR, who has some plans of his own). 11:10:54 AM   permalink   comment []

Science blunders on Sci-fi TV shows (via Backwards City). 10:41:14 AM   permalink   comment []

Unsurprising headline of the day: "Folk Singer Supports Anti-War Protesters." Joan Baez? That sound you hear is a thousand pro-war blogs warming up... Somewhat more compelling: Republican Senator Chuck Hagel uses the V-word in saying we are not winning in Iraq. UPDATE: Rush Limbaugh opened his show today by calling Joan Baez a "Communist sympathizer." 7:30:46 AM   permalink   comment []

More from the NYT on "Intelligent Design" and evolution. 7:21:54 AM   permalink   comment []