Random shots around the web: Is there anything creepier than child-abusing priests? Possibly the New York Archdiocese's coloring book warning kids about the dangers of being alone with an adult. Asking the Federal Election Commission's permission to speak about the candidates' attempts to supress our freedom of speech. The God-and-Family folks are all worked up over The Golden … [Read more...] about Pervy Priests, FEC Speech Gestapo, Golden Compass
Tin Man – Quick Review
[No real spoilers.] I just watched the entire 2-hour Sci-Fi Channel show Tin Man, and I have to say I liked it. At the end, all four of the dreary characters journeying to the big city were clearly about to be killed by the witch. I like happy endings. What? Two more episodes? Yeah, right. Like anybody would bother to write four more hours of that... … [Read more...] about Tin Man – Quick Review
Poker, Good Samaritans, and Wartime Anthropology
Random shots around the web: Dallas police steal money from veterans. New York police go after the crime of finding someone's wallet and being a little slow to report it. Lindsay Beyerstein has a fascinating post about the ethics of anthropologists working with the military. … [Read more...] about Poker, Good Samaritans, and Wartime Anthropology
Anatomy of a Journalism Mistake
No, this isn't going to be about one of my mistakes, because I haven't been caught in any of them yet, although you're welcome to try in my latest story about the wild frontier of the 16th district. An Amtrak train collided with a freight train Friday morning in one of Chicago's south-side rail yards. Reporting for the AP wire, Deanna Bellandi opened the story with this … [Read more...] about Anatomy of a Journalism Mistake
A Shot Heard ‘Round the World?
The Revolution Is Coming! The Revolution Is Coming! Well, I can hope, can't I? … [Read more...] about A Shot Heard ‘Round the World?