[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?
It Must Be Nice To Have a Union…
In February, rookie Cincinnati Police Officer Elizabeth Phillips responded to a pair of car crashes but didn't ticket anyone. That omission annoyed her boss, so Phillips wrote a pair of tickets. The drivers were long gone, however, so she decided to forge their signatures on the ticket and throw away their copies. This made it appear that both drivers had signed a promise to … [Read more...] about It Must Be Nice To Have a Union…