http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies film of the day's events, developed quickly for review Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:20:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13143.html Roger Simon hits the nail on the head, here. ST. PAUL, Minn. — On behalf of the media, I would like to say we are sorry. On behalf of the elite media, I would like to say we are very sorry. We have asked questions this week that we should never have asked. We ... http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2008/09/04/roger-simon-on-why-the-media-should-apologize/ 'There's no better job' than journalism: Garcia Marquez MEXICO CITY (AFP) — Colombian writer and Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez hailed journalism as the best profession, in rare public comments in northern Mexico. "There's no better job" than journalism, said the 81-year-old author of 'One Hundred Years of Solitude,' who started out ... http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2008/09/03/gabriel-garcia-marquez-theres-no-better-job-than-journalism/ I'm road-tripping out to the Democratic convention in Denver, blogging and shooting pictures along the way. Our updates are at http://www.billiondollarpresident.org/ http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2008/08/19/all-this-week/ As a kid, I spent a lot of years in constant motion between my divorced parents' houses. I was never particularly good at keeping track of belongings -- maybe because I had twice as many places any single object could be? -- and for whatever reason, a recurring bad-dream ... http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2008/08/08/i-hate-losing-things-but-i-love-finding-them/ Two weeks away: one week in San Francisco, one in Hawai'i. Left New York City during a horrendous heat wave, which made the whole trip feel like we were pleasurably on the lam. In every respect I can think of, the trip was a phenomenal success, although sprinting ... http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2008/06/25/returning-triumphant/ Justices: Gitmo detainees can challenge detention in U.S. courts - CNN.com This is what we call an unalloyed piece of good, if LONG !@#$ OVERDUE, news. The Supreme Court has affirmed that those pesky rights and protections in the Constitution that some of us still think might be sorta, maybe, ... http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2008/06/12/justices-gitmo-detainees-can-challenge-detention-in-us-courts-cnncom/ Favrd. Trickle-down egonomics for the twitter attention sp... Neat service pulling intriguing Tweets by how many times they've been marked as someone's favorite -- something like Flickr's "interestingness" algorithm. I went to check out the page (at the above link) and noted this little gem, from Twitter user hotdogsladiesкомпютри: Clinton fans ... http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2008/05/22/favrd/ A Masters of Science degree in Journalism, granted me by Columbia University A hangover. I would not have the degree without Kate, who every day makes new adventures -- big and small -- possible in ways I never imagined. And Jason Haas, who first put the notion in my head that ... http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2008/05/22/two-things-i-have-now-that-i-didnt-before/ Where's the Charlie's Angels theme when you need it? I seriously can't recommend attending one's spouse's 10-year college reunion highly enough. Had a blast this past weekend at Smith: saw good friends, made more friends, met friends' adorable children, and somehow ate dinner with ... http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2008/05/19/wheres-the-charlies-angels-theme-when-you-need-it/ Rands In Repose: We Travel in Tribes The frequently-sagacious Rands on why he likes Twitter -- struck a chord with me. [...] Twitter is a social network, yes, but it’s a social network without the superpoke scrabtaculous zombie noise and, for that, I’m thankful, because I’ve got work to do. Yes, I could ... http://web.baz.org/~adam/dailies/2008/05/19/rands-on-twitter/