December 2008
10 posts
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“Just as “Smallville” focused on Clark Kent in the years before he...”
– CW’s ‘Graysons’ takes flier on Robin - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
“KMOV (Channel 4) [the St. Louis CBS affiliate] says its television signal will...”
– 12/21/2008 - St. Louis television station and Charter at impasse - STLtoday.com
NPR Announces Cuts To Staff, Programs : NPR →
NPR’s “Day to Day” and “News and Notes,” both based out of NPR West in Culver City, have been cancelled and their staffs, including hosts Farai Chideya and Madeleine Brand, are being let go. Another twelve journalists not associated with those shows will also lose their jobs. Both shows will run through March 20th.
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So crescent fresh!
“Can you suggest some replacements for standard, everyday household items that...”
– Upgrade Me! | Ask Metafilter
“The gun lobby has long intimidated politicians with its war chest and its...”
– Editorial - The Gun Lobby’s Loss - NYTimes.com
Wii's Future In Motion - Forbes.com →
There are so many things wrong with this article (the Wii is $250, not $260; the razor-razor blade model involves selling the razor at a loss, which the article makes clear that Nintendo doesn’t do) that I’m not sure if I believe anything from it, but the fact that Nintendo only makes $6 from every Wii sold is rather fantastic. I had assumed it was more, but I guess when you think...
Bailout
According to the WSJ “Ford is in a somewhat better position than GM and Chrysler because it mortgaged nearly every asset it had in 2006 — including its blue, oval-shaped logo — and now has a heftier cash cushion than its rivals.” The fact that Ford could pull that off in 2006 and now none of the companies can get any kind of loans tells you how bad our credit markets have...
“President Bush, meeting with President Arroyo of the Philippines: “I reminded...”
– Top Ten Funniest Political Quotes Of 2008