Graphic Silence

Media forgets about healthcare and war - obsessed with "Balloon Boy"

E.Rich — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:31:28 +0000

When the death of Michael Jackson dominated the national airwaves a few months ago, for what felt like days and weeks on end, it seemed that journalism standards for what passes for news couldn't sink any lower.

McDonald's burger joint to open at the Louvre museum

E.Rich — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:43:33 +0000

Lovers of France's two great symbols of cultural exception – its haute cuisine and fine art – are aghast at plans to open a McDonald's restaurant and McCafé in the Louvre museum next month.

Michael Moore demands revolution

E.Rich — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:05:09 +0000

Michael Moore’s new film says "evil" capitalism must be eliminated. Then what?
Whatever happened to enshrining all those rights? Moore asks. The answer: the wealthy, looking to become more wealthy, blocked this, and took the rest of us for a decades-long ride, during which we paid dearly and they chuckled all the way to the bank—and then chuckled again when our tax dollars were used to bail out their banks.

Humans in space? Only in the movies

E.Rich — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:53:17 +0000

American human space exploration is impossible with NASA’s current budget.

The committee tasked with examining NASA’s role in human space flight delivered that finding today while offering a mix of relatively exciting options if the agency can secure an extra $3 billion per year.

Sudanese woman, Lubna Hussein, jailed for wearing pants

E.Rich — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:58:25 +0000

A Sudanese woman has been jailed for a month after refusing to pay a fine for "dressing indecently" by wearing trousers, her lawyers say.
Lubna Ahmed Hussein did not want to "give the verdict any legitimacy" by paying the fine of about $200 (£122), her lawyer, Nabil Adib, told the BBC.

Suc le Bleu - iPhones reportedly exploding in France

E.Rich — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:39:17 +0000

Reports of iPhones exploding, starting fires and killing people in cold blood have been around since the inception of the handset. They've also been relatively sporadic, seemingly short on evidence, and Apple hasn't given complaints much credence or response. So when we heard a story from France the other day about a security guard's iPhone "exploding" and sending a shard of glass into his eye (though apparently not serious enough to warrant a hospital visit), it was a little hard to believe, but with a few other stories of cracking screens due to overheating cropping up in Europe over the past couple weeks, French authorities have taken an interest in the story.

Ted Kennedy’s Death ‘Gives New Life’ to Health Care Reform

E.Rich — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:28:19 +0000

At the top of the 8AM ET hour of Thursday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Russ Mitchell wondered if Ted Kennedy’s death could "spur Congress to pass a health care reform bill?" Correspondent Nancy Cordes answered that question: "Kennedy’s death, in a way, gives new life to health care legislation, which has really taken a beating the past few weeks at town halls across the country."

Forward thinking band Radiohead shakes up the music industry. Again.

E.Rich — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:33:56 +0000

People in the music industry tend to listen to Thom Yorke, lead singer in the British alternative rock group Radiohead, for Radiohead has cultivated a reputation as one of the most future-proof bands around.

Euthanize Ignorance - The health care debate gets dumber

E.Rich — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:36:41 +0000

Put "change" and "death" in the same conversation with "health care reform," and you've got a powder keg ready to explode. And no surprise, it has -- with many Americans now genuinely worried that the Democrats' health care reform bill will get cost savings from seniors by rationing their care or euthanizing them.

Diplomat Rockstar Bill Clinton Returns with Laura Ling and Euna Lee

E.Rich — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:15:12 +0000

Jon Stewart, the master of the satirical newscast, teased viewers on Wednesday on the Comedy Central channel. Was the big story of the night the safe return home of two US reporters after their nightmare incarceration in North Korea? "No!" he yelled. "Our big story tonight is: the Big Dog is back!"