And Knight Ridder’s CEO admits the company would not repeat the error it made when the Mercury News moved out out of San Jose’s downtown. Many have complained that San Jose’s downtown started going downhill after the paper moved ……
True tales of the incredibly stupid
Here’s a Florida retiree who lost 400 grand in one of those Nigerian e-mail scams. Posted in honor of everyone who wondered “what kinda moron falls for this shit?”
No justice in this world dept.
This guy tries to sleep off a good drunk in his car, but left the car running so he wouldn’t freeze to death. The cops say he was driving while intoxicated, even though he was actually asleep when they found…
Post’s obits editor dies
Richard Pearson succumbed to pancreatic cancer. As a teenager in Long Grove, Ill., he was awarded a 4-H grand championship for his chickens, which he later liked to describe as his “pulletzer prize.” He retained a lifelong interest in poultry,…
Rip at the Chronicle
Veteran L.A. newsman Rip Rense describes his visit to the San Francisco Chronicle, which, let’s be clear, is probably weirder than most newspapers because it’s in San Francisco. Speaking of dark rooms, there were no more darkrooms. Right—no soup, no…
The Prince Charles foibles
Slate sums ’em up pretty well. Reason 943,465 to be glad we’ve got no Royal Family on this side of the Atlantic.