The theme of this morning’s news updates from Washington is additional clarity emerging, rather than meaningful changes in the field. But this clarity is enough to give us a sense of what we just saw happen, and why it happened… Read More ›
Politics
Here’s What It Feels Like To Be Trolled In Trump’s America
A couple of weeks ago, Washington Post homepage editor Doris Truong found herself at the center of a partisan flame war. During a break in Rex Tillerson’s confirmation hearing for secretary of state, an Asian woman was spotted appearing to… Read More ›
In 2015, 20 Americans were killed by terrorists and 21 toddlers accidentally killed themselves with guns
Powerful from Peter Daou. I don’t ever want to make this a political blog, but never in my life has any political decision in the West disturbed me more than this executive order. The way it has been pushed through… Read More ›
When the truth doesn’t seem to matter
This will be fascinating to watch as the media and Trump’s regime lock horns. America’s version of the Iraqi Information Minister has been made to talk about something pointless in his first statement, and lie about it to boot, and… Read More ›
Donald Trump has surrendered his Android phone
Donald Trump has given up his beloved Android phone ahead of today’s inauguration, the Associated Press reports, though it is unclear what type of device he will use in the White House. According to The New York Times, Trump is… Read More ›
The 5 craziest hours in the White House
The most frenzied American ritual you’ve never seen is called the “transfer of families,” a five-hour tsunami of activity that transforms President Obama’s home into President Trump’s. “I call it organized chaos,” said Gary Walters, who choreographed several transfers of… Read More ›
People tell me the internet is a bad thing. They may be right…
I have on occasion battled with work colleagues and relatives who tell me that the internet is a force for bad and that very little good comes from it. How crazy are they? I mean, the internet is everything and… Read More ›
Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
President Obama on Tuesday largely commuted the remaining prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the army intelligence analyst convicted of an enormous 2010 leak that revealed American military and diplomatic activities across the world, disrupted the administration, and made WikiLeaks, the… Read More ›
The Twilight Zone returns…
After a long absence, The Twilight Zone returns with one of the most ambitious, expensive and controversial productions in broadcast history. Sci-fi writers have dabbled often with alternative history stories – among the most common is the “What If The… Read More ›
Kodak Alaris Reintroduces Iconic EKTACHROME Still Film
ROCHESTER, N.Y. and LAS VEGAS, NV January 5, 2017 – Kodak Alaris announced at CES 2017 that it would be reintroducing the iconic KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTACHROME Color Reversal Film for professional and enthusiast photography. The new EKTACHROME film will support… Read More ›