Well, not a course, a column. The NYT's Adam Cohen writes about linguistics prof George Lakoff and how framing an issue can predetermine the outcome of a debate:

A buddy of mine forwarded me this column by King Kaufman, a Salon writer, who nicely summarizes and enhances a Forbes article on the NHL's mendaciousness about its economic problems:

Hockey Christmas came for me ...

File this in the 'continuing persecution of hard-working achievers' folder:

SEC files fraud charges against Conrad Black

The Globe and Mail profiles Tara Sutton, a Canadian journalist who has worked inside Fallujah -- and did it with $500 and a camera.

A buddy of mine sent me the following link. It contains language unsuitable for those who easily offend, but is an amusing rant none the less.

An excerpt follows:

A.O. Scott, chief film critic of the NYT, takes a stab at that burning question -- one that's admittedly difficult because as he acknowledges, every film is foreign somewhere.

The NYT is reporting that Dow Jones & Co. is buying CBS MarketWatch.com for $486 million U.S. MarketWatch is a free site, whereas Dow Jones is big into subscription-based services.

That's where it gets interesting. ...   more »

I have to offer a dissenting opinion on those nifty U.S. election cartograms that I posted on Nov. 10.

The threshhold for being considered a true Red/Blue state is a 70 per cent margin of ...   more »