Hello, Mike Sheehan here, taking up Nota Bene again. Many thanks to my friend and colleague Russ Wellen for handling NB for so long! Hot links from recent days: Crisis in the American newspaper industry, reports Max Deveson for the BBC; in related news, a major newspaper editors’ conference has been scrapped, says Greg Mitchell at Editor & Publisher … Nutball US Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) tells RNC chief Michael Steele, “You be da man!” Ugh … This book’s too hot for Kenya, writes Shashank Bengali at Somewhere in Africa … The Milky Way may be full of Earth-like planets and alien life, says astronomer Alan Boss … Melissa at MOMocrats asks, is health care reform even possible? … The Amazon jungle may conceal a vanished empire, reports David Grann at the Boston Globe … Restore the Republic, says Gary Hart … There’s no pasta for Palestinians, laments Jamal Dajani at Huffington Post … President Obama isn’t doing enough to solve the financial crisis, argues James K. Galbraith … Brent Staples at The New York Times details the symbology of the ape in American bigotry … The GOP has become the party of Beavis and Butt-head, writes Paul Krugman … Republicans are more “fun” and “interesting” people, says Rep. Mitch McConnell. He should know … Steve Hynd writes of the “amorphous mass called the Taliban” at The New Atlanticist … Newt Gingrich calls out Attorney General Eric Holder, reports Andy Barr at Politico … Steve Coll sheds light on the India-Pakistan “back channel” … Gershom Gorenberg revisits the use of white phosophorus in Gaza … Ousted senator Rick Santorum froths that he hopes Obama’s policies fail … Twitter has jumped the shark, says Mark McKinnon at The Daily Beast; proof: the CIA is now following Osama bin Laden’s tweets, kids the one-man Onion, Andy Borowitz.
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Whew, that was a mouthful, eh? I like the format.
Wow, thanks for the link Grann piece, Russ!
You said “Santorum froths.” heeheehee…
Thanks for the note on “It’s Our Turn to Eat” by Wrong – it won’t be released here in the States until June 23rd… I bet that is an interesting read.
Been some time since you posted one of these. Good links.
The symbology of the ape link brought to mind a racist individual I knew years ago, born in what was then Rhodesia. She and others firmly believed that the white man was made in God’s image (and rejected evolution) and that the black man was a rather ‘clever’ animal.
I wonder how many ignorant people still subscribe to this view? Not too many I hope.
Do certain Creationists incorporate such racism into their outlook on life…
Whoops, i didn’t even read the byline, sorry, Mike.
Hey, Lex, I like the new — or retro, since this is how it used to be — format, too!
My guess is that the last incarnation required a hell of a lot of work to put together, though it did provide excerpts to give us readers a taste test before we click.
Russ is a much more thoughtful person than I am, and I actually wish he would continue with NB, but the guy’s got a lot on his plate. So I’m filling in with my meager offerings till he sees fit to return.