Those of you following the tale of my neighbor’s journey through Social Services Hell may be heartened by the long-ish letter I’ve helped her write. Of course I copied in various media sources. Feel free to copy language I’ve used here if you are in a similar situation. My calls to the Commissioner were not returned, but I thought hand delivering it in writing might generate a quicker response. Continue reading
Eddie Murphy may have to leave his donkey at home; George Lucas continues his ruination of all things nerds love; Madonna makes a comedy without even trying; Alec Baldwin still has great hair; TNT decides it needs a little more space on their roster.
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Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz was fired yesterday afternoon by Yahoo’s board. Apparently not wanting to deal with her in person, they did it by telephone. They did not think to have her company email privileges disabled first. It is a credit to Ms Bartz that her retaliation was relatively- relatively– low key. She immediately sent an email to the mailing list for all Yahoo staff worldwide, as follows after the jump: Continue reading
Supreme Court Rules First Amendment Does Not Apply To Annoying Man (Season 1: Ep 3 on IFC)
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Here’s a hypothetical from fantasyland: the government of {your country} suddenly has a billion US dollars or local equivalent to spend, and it can only spend it on ONE giant program. Pretend it’s a bequest from a rich billionaire who just died. You can pretend the dead billionaire is Rupert Murdoch if you want to feel especially happy about it. Continue reading
Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman, who wrote and directed (respectively) Juno, have paired up their talents once again for Young Adult, which stars Charlize Theron as a newly divorced YA writer who returns to her small hometown. It’s not a film I would automatically be interested in seeing. Cody seems like a fun person (Have you watched her interview web series, Red Band Trailer? You should, it’s great.), but I find her screenwriting talent debatable. Similarly, I don’t see that Reitman has a noteworthy point-of-view as a director. I think Charlize Theron is talented, but I’m more apt to see a film because of the writer or director than I am to see it for the star. Today the poster for Young Adult hit the web, and I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that it makes me just a little more interested in seeing the film. Click through to take a look and give your reaction. Continue reading
Online dating is, by nature, skeevy as all get out. And every girl I’ve met on the interwebz has mentioned the overwhelming number of creepy, dumb or otherwise uncomfortable messages. But! As a not-dumb guy who has to read these, I’ve got some ideas. Continue reading
In Massachusetts, home of RomneyCare, legislators are taking a new look at health care costs and are proposing new ways to bring those costs down.
Since instituting the universal, individual mandate healthcare coverage the Commonwealth has been forced to address the question of skyrocketing healthcare costs. More people on insurance and more government funded health plans has brought the inequities of commercial insurance payouts to light. Continue reading
In a 27-room historic mansion on the exclusive island of Coronado, a tragedy filled with mystery emerged this summer. You reach Coronado via a bridge from San Diego. The bridge is a road to paradise for some. Many Arizonans travel to southern California for the summer to escape the relentless heat, buying or renting homes in the San Diego area. Such is the case with Jonah Shacknai and his family. Except that their family vacation ended with two people dead, and many questions left unanswered. Continue reading