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Now the NYT has done something REALLY unforgiveable

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Naomi

Media critics have been spearing the Times for what they perceive as milktoast political reportage leaning toward…well, I started to type “right wing” but that won’t do, will it? There’s no “right wing” nowadays. So let’s say the criticism is … Continue reading →

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I’m feeling rather clever today

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Naomi

I wouldn’t brag on me, though, unless it can be of use to you. So… This is about the Yuck Factor. The term was originated, I believe, in ad agency copywriters’ rooms, because dealing with the Yuck Factor is a … Continue reading →

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Fake news versus real news in a dictatorship: upsidedownism and samisdat in the U.S. of A.

Posted on August 8, 2020 by Naomi

How peculiarly upside down things are. As I was commenting on the scary Charlie Warzel interview with a games designer,I kept thinking about samisdat. I kept reading and typing and thinking, “What the hell?” Trump calls our free press, our … Continue reading →

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