david plouffe, the campaign manager for obama 2008, just finished giving an hour and half speech at pomona college in claremont, california. he was described in the event’s “lecture bill” in the words of his former boss, now president, … Continue reading
the non-profit newspaper idea appears to be getting some traction. from early op-eds in the new york times kicking the idea around, to senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) introducing a bill to establish a non-profit status for newspapers, it appears that … Continue reading
i’ve been taking an outstanding film theory class with phil rosen this semester. rosen, it tuns out, is kind of the reigning critical perspective on the authors we are reading: eisenstein, bazin, munsterberg, etc. a couple of weeks ago, in … Continue reading
its been a long time since i’ve read a paper copy of the new york times. its been an even longer time since i read a copy of the boston globe. yet everyday, i manage to peruse these publications in … Continue reading