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Media
June 4, 2008
Esquire Backs Bill?
Bill Clinton got into yet another melee with the media this week, directing his wrath at Vanity Fair for publishing a story, rife with anonymous quotes, detailing his connections to a group of billionaires with—how to put this—dubious sexual mores. Unsurprisingly, he managed to pin it on the media's supposed pro-Obama bias, calling it "another way to nail Hillary for Obama." But Bubba may yet have one fan in the Fourth Estate: Esquire.
Media
June 3, 2008
Know Your Heroin Slang
The new advertising campaign for Lexus, "The Power of h", touts the technology of the hybrid car. Unfortunately for Lexus, and the agency behind the campaign, Team One, it also sounds like it's touting heroin. "H" is one of the most common street names for the drug. But Lexus could hardly be blamed for inadvertently using a slang term for heroin when so many words from the English dictionary have been co-opted for that purpose.
Politics
May 30, 2008
Territorial Issues
As you may have heard, on June 1, Puerto Rican Democrats will head to the polls to select their choice for the party's presidential nominee. The winner will get the lion's share of the 55 pledged delegates—who will undoubtedly be seated at the convention, unlike the in-limbo delegations from Michigan and Florida. But, for Puerto Ricans—who are US citizens but do not pay federal taxes and cannot vote in federal elections—that's where the 2008 campaign ends.
Varsity Letters
May 29, 2008
June 5: Gelf's Varsity Letters
Gelf's Varsity Letters sports reading series returns to New York on June 5 at 8 p.m., for an evening of golf. At this free monthly event at a Lower East Side bar, hosted by Gelf, Tom Coyne, Leigh Montville, and David Owen will read from and talk about their work, and take questions. Coyne will relate his quest to make the pro tour; Montville will revive the legend of a forgotten amateur golfing great; and Owen will share from his writing about the ordinary duffer's misadventures.
Politics
May 29, 2008
The VP of Bodily Fluids
As the primary season winds down (we hope), the media can finally start discussing issues other than the horse race for delegates. But it needs to speculate about something—enter the vice presidency. The VP selection parlor game has been an election year favorite for as long as we can remember and, truthfully, it is kind of fun (our picks: Richardson and Romney). And, inevitably, an old quote from FDR VP John Nance Garner saying the job's as worthless as "warm bucket of spit" is trotted out. Or is it a "pitcher of warm piss?" Depends who you ask.
Sports
May 28, 2008
Don't Call It a Comeback
Maybe Josh Hamilton is the real deal. It feels weird to write that, because it seemed overwhelmingly unlikely that Hamilton would succeed in his second stint as a professional baseball player. However, the prevailing hero worship bestowed upon him by the media and the general public for his comeback is deplorable.
Full article » | by Jake Rake
Media
May 27, 2008
Practicality is a Sacrifice!
Memo to the New York Times: The TV show Friends was not an accurate representation of real life. We kind of thought everyone knew that, and we certainly thought the nation's premier newspaper knew it, but apparently we were wrong. If you are going to continue in your semi-obsession with New York's hip, young, and white, please keep that in mind.
World
May 23, 2008
Ask Us Anything about the French
CNN released a questionnaire this week, as part of its "Eye on France" coverage (hosted by Kent Brockman, presumably), asking readers to chime in with their thoughts on the land of liberté, égalité, and fraternité. While the exercise seems unhelpful at best—and freedom fry-ish at worst—we've decided to take the bait and answer each question, completely off the top of our heads, because we're experts. At everything. Enjoy our haphazard, uninformed opinions on a land an ocean away with an unknown (to us) tongue.
Science
May 23, 2008
Sex Exchanges
This just in from smart people: Men sometimes buy women stuff in the hopes of getting sex in return. More often than not, they are unsuccessful in this attempt. In addition, women will occasionally give men sex, or the possibility of sex, in exchange for stuff or protection.
Media
May 22, 2008
Jonesin' for a Fix
In a segment on CNN Newsroom, correspondent Brianna Keilar reports, "Indiana Jones addicts can get their fix when the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull premieres on Thursday." Gelf was struck by how casually journalists use the debilitating monster of addiction as a metaphor for the most mundane things. We're not too far away from seeing commercials that declare: "Can't get enough of Obama, McCain and Clinton? If politics are your nicotine, then CNN is your cigarette. We'll infect you with the lung cancer of up-to-date information."
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