Like all good liberals, I get most of my news from MSNBC. Every Thursday, the MSNBC web site features the Today Show‘s newest “Ambush Makeover” participant. There are a few things about this “news” feature that I find problematic.
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Posted in cultural commentary, internet, television, tagged ambush makeover, femininity, makeover, new york times, today show on August 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
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Playboy and the Western World
Posted in books/magazines, cultural commentary, tagged cell phone, christie heffner, joanna krupa, new york times, playboy, screensaver on December 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Professor Moss and I recently upgraded our cell phones, and apparently one of the “fun” features of newer phones is the ability to download screensavers and other personal touches onto one’s phone (maybe this isn’t so new, but it’s new to us). Since I enjoy a bit of window-shopping as much as the next fellow, [...]
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