The Village Voice did an interview with two of The Ramones' drummers -- Tommy and Marky (in the picture, Tommy is looking like he should have been a Grateful Dead drummer. :) )

It's entitled ...   more »

The Village Voice has a small piece about life in the spin room with the big party operators.

Jon Stewart, of The Daily Show on Viacom's Comedy Network, is to appear on CBS's 60 Minutes -- by sheer happenstance, a Viacom company! :)

Here's an excerpt from the story:

Michael Moore should be given some credit for any economic recovery underway in the U.S. -- He's spawned a mini-cultural industry dedicated to attacking him.

The latest film to target Fahrenheit 9/11 is called ...   more »

Paul Krugman, the NYT columnist, thinks John Kerry should win, based on popular vote and Electoral College votes.

However, if you get your political news from cable TV, you probably have a very different sense ...

Here are some transcript snippets I found at CNN about the aftermath of Jon Stewart's appearance last Friday on Crossfire:

Wal-Mart has decided it won't be carrying America (The Book): A citizen's guide to democracy inaction, by Jon Stewart and writers from the Daily Show crew.

A disturbing part of a lawsuit filed against Fox News star Bill O'Reilly talks about how he warned a female colleague that screwing with Fox News (so to speak) would bring repercussions:

The New Yorker's cover story this week is on ABC News's online political report The Note. It says: How one Web site sets the agenda for the political press -- and has turned the 2004 campaign into the ultimate insider's game.

The NYT's Frank Rich takes a look at the harassment lawsuit levied against Fox News star Bill O'Reilly and its link with the "outing" of already-out Mary Cheney, lesbian daughter of U.S. veep Dick.

The Guardian looks back at its little intervention in Ohio.

Long-time, devoted readers of this blog (hi Mom!) may remember my home invasion post of a few weeks ago. Greg Locke, a journo buddy in Newfoundland, has a gripping story about terror from the skies on his.

Mr. Thomas L. Friedman and Ms. Maureen Dowd both write on the U.S. presidential election today; one on the foreign-policy angle and one on Bush's preternatural faith that he's doing God's business.

I wrote a posting on CAJ-L Wednesday that concluded: But if you ask me, people who behave in the way of the Republicans described above ... have the mindset of ...

NYT TV writer Alessandra Stanley penned a fairly sympathetic account of the Daily Show's Jon Stewart and his appearance on Crossfire.

There is a terrific interview with Ron Suskind in Salon.

He has been one of the best reporters when it comes to writing about the inner workings of the Bush White House.    more »

Oh Christ, I don't know who's going to win on Nov. 2, but I have a funny feeling it's going to be George Bush.

Here's a few questions I've used to guide my thinking:

Radar, a new magazine offering that just got its financing together, hopes to capture some of the magic of the Daily Show and the Onion.

The NYT story is entitled: Radar Magazine Lines Up Financing...   more »

The battle of fake-news titan versus whiny, obtuse cable talk show star continues -- well, from one party, anyways.

I love the Guardian! When it comes to wit in newspapering, there really isn't anyone to beat them. The latest entry that has captivated me is Dear Limey Assholes.

This was forwarded to me in the (hah! hah!) belief I'd have problems filling up my shift tonight.

It's from Observer writer Andrew Stephen, and it asks the question: Has Bush lost his reason?

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Freelance media critic Richard Byrne looked at three new books.

These mutual recriminations haunt three recent books about broadcast media and those who have shaped it. In the manner of Dickens's A Christmas Carol, ...   more »

Bush's encroaching senility, his God-o-mania, reasoned analysis and much more from the Sunday Toronto Star.

BBC Online has an article on Muslim comics in America entitled Dark humor for dark times.

Here's a sample:

Two must-reads today: the NYT endorses John Kerry for president, and Ron Suskind's magazine piece on George Bush's faith.

But may I also belatedly draw your attention to Frank Rich's Will We Need a New 'All The President's Men'?

I saw a few references to this clip: David Akin pointed to it on CAJ-L, as did the PastPeak blog -- among many others.

But I'll add my voice to the chorus: It was a remarkably honest dialogue -- well, one way, at least -- between Daily Show host Jon Stewart with Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson of CNN's Crossfire.