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Jack Shafer of Slate and Ann Gerhart of the Washington Post are doing excellent work amid this chaos.

Recently I read the cover story in Newsweek sensationalizing the spread of meth across the country. Publications that should know better have done a terrible job covering the issue, many calling it an “epidemic”. For more on that see Slate’s good piece on the topic of why drug reporting is, …

I was going to wait until next week to share any more reviews but after being asked here about my thoughts on Moore, I thought I’d post this one too. In a nutshell, I think this is a great documentary and Michael Moore is a talented director and editor. My …

People just can't get their heads around the fact that being any type of artist is work.

I have seen some excellent media coverage of the storm disaster and its impact and a great deal of terribly sensationalistic coverage. I thought I’d take a moment to point to two stories that I think are excellent, the kind of journalism I would have been proud to have run …

Figuring out the problem is a problem we need to stop having a problem with.

Five historic texts that I wish had survived ...

The Recording Academy, through its MusicCares Foundation, which provides a “safety net of critical services for music people in crisis,” is committing an initial donation of $1 million for “music people affected by Hurricane Katrina,” the MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund. Assistance includes basic living expenses such as shelter, food, utilities, …

They caution that at this time their figures are only “wild guesses,” but economists at Standard and Poors say that although the human tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is enormous and property damage immense, the impact of Katrina on the nation’s economy is likely to be limited. “The near-term disruption should …

Bush and O'Reilly reach a new low.