what he said: Chris Hedges of Truthdig…
…about the end of a free and vigorous press…
journalmalism
question of the day: How much can — or should — we gag celebrity press?
A British judge has granted a worldwide gag order to protect the privacy of a misbehaving celebrity. Enforceability aside, is this a good idea?
journalmalism at its finest: what ‘The Independent’ thinks about its content (and its readers)
A lovely puff piece ran yesterday at The Independent. (And by “lovely” I mean ridiculous, of course.) It began with this headline…
‘Harry Potter’ documentary on the way; Twitter loves TV; Bradley Cooper in ‘The Crow’?; more: leftover links
Plus: Has the flopping of Arthur killed 80s remakes? Can Robert Pattinson kill Edward with Water for Elephants? Can we send M. Night Shyamalan back to film school?…
journalmalism has its price: young Americans now think torture is okay (but only when Americans do it)
A new study by the Red Cross on American attitudes toward torture is highly revealing, hugely terrifying, and very, very depressing…
royal wedding hype; ‘Hanna’s Joe Wright says ‘Sucker Punch’ is sexist; dear god no, there’s gonna be another ‘Tron’ flick; more: leftover links
Plus: Should Hollywood stop pandering to dorks? Does the flopping of Mars Needs Moms spell the end of 3D? Why is Katie Holmes failing to charm America?
AOL/HuffPo shoots the messenger, fires Moviefone editor Patricia Chui over work-for-free email
And the AOL/HuffPo Cinematical fiasco comes full circle in the only way it could have: with a scapegoating…
Sam Worthington surprised by ‘Titans’ sequel; book banning makes a comeback in the U.S.; early ‘Siskel & Ebert’ now watchable online; more: leftover links
Also: Billy Ray Cyrus wishes Hannah Montana had never happened; thoughtless tweeting brings down Nir Rosen; J.K. Rowling ticked at unauthorized biopic; more…
what he said: Glenn Greenwald at Salon…
…about the kerfuffle CNN’s Anderson Cooper caused among (some) U.S. media watchers after he called Egyptian politicians liars…
war is good for business
The revolution will, in fact, not only be televised, it’ll be packaged for advertisers and marketers. Try the new Baharat Flavored Doritos!
