The Internet
Rosemary, Arthur and Ben: On the Road to Mecca (Followed by Doug)*
Could he please help me read Ben Brantley's review of Rosemary Harris in Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca at the American Airlines Theater. Tried as he could, Julio couldn't get The Times to accept my bank card. He said, "There, there, call your bank because they can surely fix this for you." (And then, and then, Nancy's friend, Doug, penned a poem about his friend) more »
In the Gusher of Super PACs, Even One Named ‘The Internet’
It’s worth taking a step back and considering all the confusing names, and all the confusing money that might be spent in the coming months. It's worth considering how we got to this new frontier, which even campaign operatives say is messy more »
A Puzzlement
It’s hard enough, even with a determination to delve deeper, to detach the whole truth from what information is available to us about corporations, political candidates, about unfriendly nations, about allies, about governments, about our neighbors both near and far. A biographical article, for instance, may not contain a single direct lie. It also may leave out a score of relevant facts that can reverse the impression a reader gets. more »
Jurors on the Internet: a dilemma for courts
This month the Arkansas Supreme Court overturned a guilty verdict in a capital murder case because a juror was tweeting about it while the case was being heard. A few days earlier, a California juror was dismissed after the court discovered she had posted extensively about the case and about the other jurors on her Facebook page. more »