I saw “Shattered Glass” over the weekend. Review is here.
I saw “Shattered Glass” over the weekend. Review is here.
It’s called moviemistakes.com. One entry from the boo-boos in the movie “Gangs of New York.” Factual error: In one scene where Daniel Day Lewis is in the Mayor’s office, the Mayor is sitting behind his desk and holding a bunch of papers, and on the upper right hand corner of the papers is a...
… so I can start a MoBlog.
Sneaking off after dark to spend a few hours with the troops is a fine thing to do, particularly if you’re him what sent ‘em there. Planning it in secret and lying to the press about it is a smart thing to do. Costs you some points with the reporters down the line, but...
…. to be working on the copy desk, that is. Why? Huge papers with no added staffing. Vacations, which make already calamitous understaffing even worse. The occasional sick day taken by a co-worker who gets ill due to the bad weather here, or who selfishly decides to take one “because it’s there.” And bosses,...
… must’ve had the day off yesterday, because there was a post-a-thon over there.
In lieu of saying Grace, issue Wonderbras, short skirts and bobbysocks to female guests, encourage them to imitate Laker Girls. Issue full pads and helmets to male guests, have a scrimmage over who gets the wishbone. Tell youngest guests they’ll be baked in next year’s turkey if they don’t do this year’s dishes. Mold...
… that it’s somebody else’s job to put out Friday’s paper. The Metro Desk folks at the Mercury News have a big ol’ feast planned … it’s almost like not having to work because there’s one edition and five stories on the budget. Good thing the rest of the world keeps providing news to...
My head is full of phlegm this morning and I can’t make my brain work … Be back tomorrow or the next day for sure. (Note this will not stop me from going to work, because I won’t need my brain there, just my reflexes).
Dan, give somebody else a chance
Here’s a New York Times profile of Dan Rather, who’s hanging on to that anchor desk like it’s the only thing keeping him alive. At 72, Mr. Rather is eight years older than Walter Cronkite was when he left the CBS anchor desk, and nine years older than Mr. Brokaw is now. Though his...
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