Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
HOWARD MEGDAL: So the question seems to be going around- is this the worst tournament ever?
STEVE KORNACKI: I really was buying into the whole “it’s the Big East’s year!” line of thinking….until I watched Michigan State smother the life out of poor, hapless Louisville on Sunday.
Tags: Connecticut, Guitar Hero, Louisville, NCAA Tournament, North Carolina, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Siena, Villanova
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
HOWARD MEGDAL: It is only a matter of time until women break through into men’s professional sports.
LUCAS O’NEILL: But not anytime soon, I’m sorry to say.
Tags: Britney Griner, Eri Yoshida, Michelle Wie, Tim Wakefield, women in pro sports
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
HOWARD MEGDAL: Rick Wagoner managed to fail in both short-term and long-term success-a remarkable feat, really.
DAVE TOMAR: Holy Crap. Guy in Hummer just swerved into my lane, popped up on curb, drove over girl scout troop. Driver didn’t even spill a drop of coffee. Talk about suspension. Wagoner’s innovations will be missed.
Tags: Add new tag, Gene Wilder, GM, Rick Wagoner, Springtime for Hitler, Zero Mostel
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
MOLLY SCHOEMANN: Facebook, You’re Killing Me Here
AKIE BERMISS: Face-to-Face; Um…Can We Just Be Friends?
Tags: Facebook, social networking, telegraphs
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Thursday, March 26th, 2009
JEFF MORROW: So, It Turns Out “Gay” Refers to Gay People
MOLLY SCHOEMANN: Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That
Tags: bowling, Gay, homophobic, Slang, Wii
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
JESSICA BADER:
- One thing I noticed in Obama’s opening remarks was the emphasis on the need for many ideas and plans to get the country back on track. Given that Mitch McConnell’s latest strategy seems to be arguing that the President has “too…
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
STEVE MURPHY: Newspapers need to adjust to a new, modern business model that leverages their large audience and brand name to find new sources of revenue.
CHRIS PUMMER: Online advertising revenue has fallen short of creating newspaper utopia, now the freeloaders have to pony up.
Tags: internet, journalism, New York Times, News & Politics, newspapers, nyt
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
EMILY SAIDEL: Paper Beats Rock
JEFF ELDRIDGE: The New York Times website is so good that it might be backfiring against the paper.
Tags: Arts & Culture, basketball, City Room, crossword, DealBook, New York Times, Paper Cuts, Style, TimesSelect
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
HOWARD MEGDAL: It’s about time lazy stem cells starting pulling their own weight.
MOLLY SCHOEMANN: Stemming the Tide of Stem Cells…Get It?
Tags: arthritis, knockout mice, Madonna, research, stem cells
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
HOWARD MEGDAL: The tournament, thus far, has been in many ways what I expected, and disappointing in some aspects as well.
Tags: Arizona, Big East, Cinderella, Cleveland State, college basketball, Gonzaga, NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16, Xavier
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