journalism
Most Interesting Fact I heard Today
“There are more Ethiopian doctors in Washington D.C. than in all of Ethiopia.”
From NPR: Hospital Gives Ethiopian Women a Chance at Care
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Malcolm Gladwell addresses racism and a short taxonomy of racial gaffs a la Richards, Gibson, Irvin et al.
New Yorker columnist and author Malcolm Gladwell weighs in on the recent outbursts of Michael Richards, Mel Gibson, and Michael Irvin on his blog in Defining a Racist. He brings up one of the most interesting aspects of Blink, empirical evidence that most of us are more racist than we think. He focused on a […]
Houston Police clash with Fans @ Walters on Washington
One of the blogs I’m involved with is Houston Metroblogging, a community-based site that’s part of a wider metroblogging network. For the most part it’s fairly mundane check-out-this-new-coffee-shop kind of faire, but every once in a while there’s a brush with real journalism. Case in point -
The preceeding video was one of three posted in […]
Recent Journalism Worth a Read
Michael Lewis, perhaps best known as the author of MoneyBall, takes on the inconspicuously fascinating subject of football’s left tackle in his newest work, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.
Lewis has a preview chapter in the New York Times, “The Ballad of Big Mike” that’s a fascinating read.
David Remnick profiles Bill Clinton for the […]
Chicken Lady on Motorcycle
One chicken 700 yen, this picture, priceless.
NY Times visits College Station
Not sure which is funnier, that the Grey Lady covered Aggieland in their travel escapes column or that they sent a travel writer Finn-Olaf Jones, better known for National Geographic articles and getting into fights on Everest.
NY Times: 36 Hours -College Station, Tex.
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A Crying Shame
From the Austin American-Statesman:
Bible thumpin’ to replace boot scootin’ at historic dance hall
I know it’s a church and all but you can’t swing the proverbial cat without hitting one here in Texas. The old dance halls are getting fewer and further in between.
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