Hollywood
Inside Job Documentary PassesTypical documentaries, such as Waiting for “Superman” and Freakonomics, are made by... |
News
All Things Considered, Some Things Forbidden: NPR Fires Juan WilliamsLast Friday, separate officials in Dubai and England intercepted packages containing... |
Media
MSNBC: Leaning Forward on the Edge of a CliffAmerica’s midterm elections are on Tuesday, but they’ve already voted for their... |
Moolah
The Great Escape“I wouldn’t like to go to prison,” said Gimlet. “The idea is a very unpleasant... |
Media
Rupert Murdoch: the “Populist” PlutocratFew causes could get the heads of the BBC, Channel 4, the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail,... |
Media
Rick Sanchez Takes on the Jewish Media, and LosesControversy recently erupted when Rick Sanchez, whom CNN subsequently sacked, noted... |
Moolah
Gimlet’s Gold“Look at the size of those women!” exclaimed Gimlet as four enormous ladies waddled... |
Public Nuisances
Bono, Geldof, and Hibernian Humanity-HuggersThe guests were singing maudlin folksongs trying to drown out the TV’s noxious... |
Vile Bodies
Keeping Standards High in Clubland“In the Bengal Club at Calcutta they don’t allow dogs or Indians, but in the Yacht... |
Idiocracy
Let Them Eat Paint: It’s Time for a Separation of Art and StatePhiladelphia’s City Hall is a towering masonry masterpiece, an ornate and stately... |
Modest Proposals
On Bill Clinton’s Global InitiativeSomething called the Clinton Global Initiative has been brought to my attention by an... |
Smart Politicians
How Privileged Democrats Pay for Their HousesLike millions of Americans, Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell has... |
Vile Bodies
American Boarding Schools: No Boot Camp For BoysAs the herds of wildebeest migrate in October and November, when the short rains come,... |
Commerce
From Coleen Rooney to Kenmare Resources - It’s a Buy!It is not often that I see Gimlet floored but this morning was one of those occasions.... |