I used to love reading the New York Times. Back in the old journalism school days, I believed then, as many do now, that the Times was the be-all and end-all of quality journalism. At one time in my life, I was also pretty liberal. Things change, even the Times. And I now have two [...]

The new cartoon mascots for the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics were introduced to the public at a press conference yesterday in Rome. In a surprising move, the Democratic National Committee announced that Neve and Glitz, the new Olympic mascots, would immediately replace John Kerry and John Edwards on the Democratic presidential ticket for the upcoming [...]