Rupert Murdoch's HarperCollins is being accused of using endangered rainforest fiber to make children's books.
It sounds like I made that up, doesn't it? Nope. The story is here.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Almost Comically Evil
Rupert Murdoch's HarperCollins is being accused of using endangered rainforest fiber to make children's books.
It sounds like I made that up, doesn't it? Nope. The story is here.
The Rolling Stones
You'll never guess who showed up and played with the Stones last night in Newark...former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor. It was his first time playing with them in the U.S. since 1981. This isn't the greatest quality video, but you can see and hear him...
Today's Best Tweets
Here are some tweets that caught my eye today...
Duane Dudek @TheDudekAbides
The man who invented bar codes dies at 91. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/14/daily-report-n-joseph-woodland-inventor-of-the-bar-code-dies-at-91/ …
Peter Gammons @pgammo
If I were to bet today, MLB Final 4 ten months from now-Tampa, Detroit, Cincinnati, Washington
DRUDGE REPORT @DRUDGE_REPORT
Police: Man Tries To Drown Wife In Dog Bowl After Fight Over Frozen Pizza... http://drudge.tw/Wbltmq
DH @PeggyKinnanes
Morning Blend: “Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.” ~ Steven Wright
Groovyhoovy @Groovyhoovy
Larry Potash is out today to have his lazy sphincter looked at.
Rolling Stone @RollingStone
Get an inside look at Johnny Cash's collaborations over the years in this exclusive video clip: http://rol.st/UWrbtG
Jeff Dickerson @ESPNChiBears
@BradBiggs reports #Bears QB Jay Cutler's knee injury is a sprained MCL. Cutler still expected to start Sunday vs. #Packers.
New York Daily News @nydailynews
Hugh Grant has been BANNED-FOR-LIFE from the 'Daily Show'. Find out why: http://nydn.us/12d7LUk
Eric & Kathy @EricandKathy
Studies Show: Women are attracted to men who flirt with other men. #MIXMindBender
Bob Nightengale @BNightengale
The #Cubs ownership and Theo Epstein were in Miami yesterday and presented $77 million offer, but #Tigers jumped up and stole him back
The Most Hated Blogger in America
I've never heard of him, but I don't trust him. Bloggers. Sheesh. Who do these people think they are?
Um...wait a second.
Pork Chop Murder
Two roommates got into a fight about a pork chop, and one of them is now dead.
There Was Only One Watergate
I got a big kick out of Al Kamen's column in this morning's Washington Post. Here's my favorite part...
Washington generally exists in a hyperbolic state, but even the most jaded ears had to prick up when Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) declared to the Washington Times that L’Affaire Benghazi is “10 times bigger” than the Watergate and Iran-contra scandals combined. So, let’s do the math. If Watergate ended in a president’s resignation, plus dozens of criminal convictions, and Iran-contra yielded 11 convictions, and Benghazi is 10 times that serious . . . wait a sec . . . the one . . . then it will result in at least 10 presidents resigning and hundreds of convictions.
Of course it's ridiculous to constantly call everything bigger than Watergate. It's just nice to finally see somebody pointing that out.
Of course it's ridiculous to constantly call everything bigger than Watergate. It's just nice to finally see somebody pointing that out.
Cubs 365, December 14
Billy Buck went on to have a great Cubs career, capped off by a batting title in 1980. In his seven plus seasons with the Cubs, Buckner never hit less .280. When the Cubs traded him early in 1984, it was only because they had another player to take his place at first base...Leon Durham.
Durham and Buckner, of course, share a common fate. Both of their outstanding careers will always be remembered for one little ball that went through their legs at the worst possible time.
More about Don Wade
Yesterday he announced he and his wife Roma wouldn't be returning to WLS (see story below). Today there was a lot written about Don in the trades, but I found this part very interesting in Tom Taylor's column this morning. I had NO IDEA about this...
"Wade’s conversion from music jock to talkhost was not atypical for pros of his generation. His bio even says “Don is proud of being fired from more radio stations than he could count…because his opinions got him in trouble.” He worked in Philadelphia, Buffalo, Dallas, Denver, Seattle (and Tacoma) before hitting Chicago. The Beatles, whom he’d interviewed, liked him enough to give him a quick cameo in their movie “Help.”
WHAT? Doggone it. I interviewed Don for the upcoming John Records Landecker memoir, and he told me some great stuff about his days in Philly (they will be in the book), but he never mentioned the Beatles story. I have to go back now and watch the movie again. Any idea where Don's cameo was in the film?
WHAT? Doggone it. I interviewed Don for the upcoming John Records Landecker memoir, and he told me some great stuff about his days in Philly (they will be in the book), but he never mentioned the Beatles story. I have to go back now and watch the movie again. Any idea where Don's cameo was in the film?
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Don & Roma won't be back at WLS
Don's health is the reason why. The incredibly tiring and physically taxing morning show hours are completely incompatible with his rehabilitation from brain cancer. The decision is understandable under the circumstances.
Here's to a full and healthy recovery away from the spotlight's glare.
Today's Best Tweets
Here are some tweets that caught my eye today...
New York Daily News @nydailynews
PHOTOS: Bruce Springsteen, other legends help blow the roof off MSG in emotional #Sandy fundraiser concert http://nydn.us/12aChOG
Slate @Slate
The remaining members of "Nirvana" reunited last night. They were joined by Sir Paul McCartney--WATCH: http://slate.me/STz80D
MancowMuller @MancowMuller
Nirvana reunited at a benefit for Hurricane Sandy with Paul McCartney taking the place of Kurt. So, afterward, Courtney Love killed him.
Roger Catlin @rcatlin
McCartney ends with "Live and Let Die"and brings Alicia Keys back for "Empire State of Mind." More fitting than "Let It Be" or "Hey Jude."
Paul McCartney @PaulMcCartney
http://www.PaulMcCartney.com Track of the Week is 'Here Today' from the album 'Tug Of War'. Let us know what you think... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbIdnUbcpHk …
The Onion @TheOnion
[In Focus] Area Man Hasn't Told Co-Workers About His Billy Joel Fanpage Yet http://onion.com/TcJwk4
Jake Tapper @jaketapper
Folks who drum their fingers on desks + counters like they're the second coming of Gene Krupa: I am telling Santa to put you down as naughty
ChiTribSports @ChiTribSports
Report: Dempster close to signing with Red Sox http://trib.in/TcUyFX
Huffington Post @HuffingtonPost
30 reasons women cheat, according to women http://huff.to/TVveGS
The Daily Caller @DailyCaller
TheDC's @mattklewis: Conservative Members were purged because of ‘asshole factor,’ not voting record - http://bit.ly/TcMzsm
Media Ownership Rules
It turns out that I'm not the only one that notices when the F.C.C. talks about changing media ownership rules. From Inside Radio...
"FCC gets earful on its proposed ownership rules. The issue that brought all five FCC commissioners before the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology yesterday wasn’t media ownership. But the thorny subject was a recurring theme during a hearing about the FCC’s new broadband spectrum law. Subcommittee members continually brought up the commission’s controversial media ownership rules, which would abolish the radio-TV and radio-newspaper cross-ownership limit."
Nobody wants this except the big media companies (who constantly ask the F.C.C. for this). Nobody.
Nobody wants this except the big media companies (who constantly ask the F.C.C. for this). Nobody.
Find the Typo
Read this and see if you can find the typo. I'll give you a hint, the sentence begins with "Davis is recovering from..."
Bee Venom Facials?
It's supposedly all the rage these days, ever since Kate Middleton had one right before her wedding.
From the NWI Times article..."the venom is put into a cream that can slathered on the face up to twice a week, left on for twenty minutes, and then washed off. Users say the cream has a strong tingle when applied. The venom contains melittin, which is an anaphylactic responsible for the lingering pain caused by bee stings. Melittin also has anti-inflammatory abilities."
You know, as I get older, these things are sounding less and less crazy to me.
NirvCartney
Did you see this in the Sandy Benefit last night? Nirvana with Paul McCartney. Pretty odd...
Hall & Oates in a bloody fight
Despite rumors, it wasn't started when one of them said: "I can't go for that."*
*Joke stolen from reader "BP"
Cubs 365, December 13
One of my childhood heroes turns 70 today. On this day in 1942, future Cubs Hall of Famer Ferguson Jenkins was born in Canada. His time with the Cubs is captured beautifully in this Canadian film...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The Balding E-Handbook
It's now also an e-handbook. The Balding Handbook is now available on the kindle format at amazon, and will soon be available on Apple, Sony, and Barnes & Noble (Nook).
12/12/12 Sandy Benefit Tonight
It's being aired on 37 cable networks including HBO, AMC, and The Cooking Channel (?!).
It's being live streamed on 29 websites including AOL, hulu, and iHeartRadio.
I'll be watching. The lineup includes Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Chris Martin, Roger Waters, Eddie Vedder, Kanye West and The Who. Celebrity presenters include Jon Stewart, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Combs and Chris Rock.
A well trained dog
If this was my dog, the kid would have been dragged across the concrete and abandoned.
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