The blog must go on
It’s late. You’re up. Maybe you’re up? The semester is finally over, so you might be catching up on your sleep. Anyway, if you’re awake just out of habit, here’s the one eleven. This is going to be a short one because, like you, I am still far from New York enjoying the holiday with my family. Let’s get started.
Actual news:
Radio is still relevant: NPR has an interesting piece on whether the Occupy movement is “too big to succeed.” In the story, they quote Columbia journalism professor Todd Gitlin, who compares Occupy to the civil rights movement.
Not-so-happy holidays: More than 270 New York Times staffers have signed an open letter expressing dissatisfaction with the paper’s leadership – in particular, with publisher Arthur Sulzburger. Among other complaints, the letter notes that many Times staffers have had their pensions frozen while outgoing CEO Janet Robinson is leaving with a $15 million compensation package. Maybe the Times should take a cue from SEAS and appoint a vice-publisher to ease tensions.
You love New York: New Yorkers now live longer than everyone else in the country, according to a report from the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The life expectancy here is 80.6 years, compared to 78.2 nationally.
But don’t forget about Iowa: The caucuses are now just a week out, and Republican candidates are making their final pitches in the state. Mitt Romney may not need to win to win, Newt Gingrich wouldn’t vote for Ron Paul — but Ron Paul might still win Iowa despite some of his past statements, which people are alternatively calling racist and crazy.
Jokes
CollegeHumor has Christmas then and now.
Pretty sure it should be take a cue, instead of queue
Whoops! You’re right, of course. It’s been fixed. Thanks for the heads up! – Stephen
make a frontal tacatk on the foundation of our Republic-chicken. Very well. The Constitution has failed us many times, most notably during the Civil War. It failed untold millions of Americans, generations of them, just because they had the wrong skin color or were of the wrong sex. It’s only in the last 60 years that we’ve seen a real push to make real the ideals of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. I admire that the Constitution’s purpose is to make change difficult but possible, but it also has many flaws that lead to problems in the structure of our government, namely, districting and the influence of money in politics. I revere the document and see it for what it is: a living, breathing piece of paper that should be adapted for the times we live in.*grabs popcorn, watches Petz’ head explode* 4 5
Feb20 I wanted to add that I did give the iOS app a run truohgh as well, though to a much limited degree. I found that I couldn’t save the youtube videos to my iPhone, but not sure if that had something to do with the iOS app itself, or old hardware (iPhone 3G).Also, the developers were very quick to respond to my feature request message, and they appear to be updating their apps quickly. Here’s hoping it continues on the same path.