What my latest dustup with Broome Community College’s Dr Andrew Haggerty and NPR’s David Ferguson has showcased, I believe, are some of the growing pains of the new media, which, given its virtual nature, makes it easy for anyone wishing to do so to obscure his or her personal identity online. This ability to create a controlling persona— to write from the position of near-absolute freedom that comes with shedding

When the pop tarts first came up, I paid about as much attention to Christina Aguilera as I did to the rest of them, which is to say zero.  I’ve been listening to her more over the last year or so, cuz it turns out that she’s the only one who has any talent.  Who knew?  Check out this video, courtesy of TUA over at Sondra’s.  It’s produced and co-written

I received this excellent email from an avid PW reader, who wishes to remain anonymous:

Good Sunday morning!  The mystery of the historical Jesus has been solved by Hollywood director James Cameron, because he’s a friggin’ genius. I am not the King of This World! Britain’s Channel 4 will dutifully shill for this dreck with a documentary. The Goracle. Sunday morning NYT op-ed, suitable for framing.  A classic. The gift that keeps on giving.

In response to Glenn Greenwald’s accusation of administration neglect inflicted on soldiers belying its interest in their welfare, Dan Collins posted this. As Themistocles points out in the comments, the account of problems at Walter Reed detailed in the Dana Priest/Anne Hull series distinguishes the problems found in Building 18 from the well-maintained facility as a whole (all cites from this WaPo piece unless otherwise noted): While the hospital is