Aol will be spun off from Time Warner on December 9. Yesterday they unveiled a new logo or, rather, they previewed set of logos. While the “Aol Dot.” will remain constant, the backgrounds will change continuously to suggest the breadth of the company's content: The dot is a pivot point that shows AOL plus something else—Aol.Music, Aol.Asylum, Aol.MapQuest. Or hundreds of … [Read more...] about “Aol Dot.” Aims to Revive the Brand
Former NIH Director, Bernadine Healy, rejects new mammo guidelines
I've been waiting, not so patiently, since the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force released new recommendations for breast cancer screening, to know what Bernadine Healy thinks. Now we know: she says we should ignore them. From Fox News Sunday: [CHRIS WALLACE]: What would you tell a woman patient with no particular history of breast cancer what she should do about … [Read more...] about Former NIH Director, Bernadine Healy, rejects new mammo guidelines
Adam Lambert Plays the Gay Card
The closing performance of last night's American Music Awards is generating quite the buzz today -- and if he subscribes to the "any publicity is good publicity" theory, then Adam Lambert must be positively ecstatic this morning. Last night, though, he was on the defensive. "I do feel like there's a bit of a double standard in the entertainment community, on television, on … [Read more...] about Adam Lambert Plays the Gay Card
Obama’s Bow
Gary McCoy, Cagle Cartoons This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction strictly prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Obama’s Bow
Are Pentagon “Senior Mentors” Pushing the Envelope?
An article in last Wednesday's USA TODAY caught my attention because of its “military nature.” Actually, it didn’t just catch my attention. With its front page column titled “Military’s ‘senior mentors’ cashing in,” and another two-page spread on the inside, it jumped at me, grabbed and kept my undivided attention. The article dealt with what has apparently become … [Read more...] about Are Pentagon “Senior Mentors” Pushing the Envelope?
The Will of the Elected vs. the Electorate
It's an age-old question: If elected (or appointed) to public office, is it your primary duty to vote your conscience, or vote the conscience of a majority of your constituents, even if the latter runs counter to the former? Framed another way: If you are convinced a certain vote is the right vote, will you cast that vote, even if it means you might be voted out of office … [Read more...] about The Will of the Elected vs. the Electorate
Iran Conducting War Games
Just when you thought the world wasn't dangerous enough, Iran is conducting war games to practice protecting their nuclear plants against attack from Israel or the US. The five day drill is said to cover as much as a third of the country and would involve much of the armed forces of the nation. This is not exactly good news, though it is hardly unexpected. With Iran moving … [Read more...] about Iran Conducting War Games
More Skirmishes In The Search Wars: Murdoch and Bing Talk Exclusive
Google holds 71% of the search market; Bing, 10% (chart). Cory Doctorow has a clear crystal ball. Earlier this month, Rupert Murdoch accused Google of stealing his content and threatened to cut the search giant off. Cory guessed that Murdoch might be angling for a search-engine payment deal: … [Read more...] about More Skirmishes In The Search Wars: Murdoch and Bing Talk Exclusive
Amnesia and Arrogance On Display in U.S. Aid to Afghan Militias
Dexter Filkins provides a supportive, eager-to-please report about the U.S. military's "new" plans to aid local militias in Afghanistan that are fighting the Taliban. Here are the first few paragraphs: … [Read more...] about Amnesia and Arrogance On Display in U.S. Aid to Afghan Militias
He Walks In Space But She Delivers The Miracle
Just one of those feel good stories that are nice to share. While astronaut Randy Bresnik was in orbit conducting a spacewalk on the ISS his wife was down on Earth delivering the true miracle, his new baby daughter. The family also has an adopted child from Ukraine. Best wishes to the entire family ! … [Read more...] about He Walks In Space But She Delivers The Miracle
Ignoring Krauthammer or aiding Second Coming? Palin predicts Jewish “flocking” to Israel
Somehow I missed Sarah Palin's proclamation, in an interview with Barbara Walters last week, that Jews are flocking to Israel, right now. Here's the transcript for the relevant section: Barbara Walters: Governor, let's talk about some issues. The Middle East. The Obama administration does not want Israel to build any more settlements on what they consider "Palestinian … [Read more...] about Ignoring Krauthammer or aiding Second Coming? Palin predicts Jewish “flocking” to Israel
Chips in Brains Will Replace Keyboards, Mice, Dial Phones, and TV Remote Controls
By 2020 say Intel Corp. researchers: [Intel scientist Dean] Pomerleau said researchers are close to gaining the ability to build brain sensing technology into a head set that culd be used to manipulate a computer. The next step is development of a tiny, far less cumbersome sensor that could be implanted inside the brain. Such brain research isn't limited to Intel and its … [Read more...] about Chips in Brains Will Replace Keyboards, Mice, Dial Phones, and TV Remote Controls
SNL on Sarah Palin’s 2012 Election As President
SNL offers this movie trailer preview on Sarah Palin's 2012 election as President: … [Read more...] about SNL on Sarah Palin’s 2012 Election As President
Bowing to the Hive Mentality
There's one person among the wretched, wriggling masses of the political blogosphere whom I clearly do not read often enough, and that's Matt Taibbi. (Hat tip to Rick at Right Wing Nuthouse.) The linked article is actually a long, scathing set of sharp elbows thrown in the direction of Sarah Palin and done so with lethal accuracy, but that's not the part which caught my … [Read more...] about Bowing to the Hive Mentality
Oprah to End Show
Mike Keefe, The Denver Post This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction strictly prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Oprah to End Show
Quote of the Day: Why Was It So Difficult for Democrats to Start Health Care Debate?
Some pundits are now asking why it was so hard for the Democrats to start the health care debate in the nail-biting vote yesterday where GOPers were solidly against letting the bill go up for discussion and the Demmies were solidly for it? Political scientist Steven Taylor points to this piece in particular that asks the question. And Taylor -- as usual -- stands back and … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Why Was It So Difficult for Democrats to Start Health Care Debate?
Hearing History: Lyndon Johnson Escalates Vietnam
Bill Moyers offers up a fascinating hour of history that is a must listen/watch for those of us who are seriously interested in considering the question of what to do in Afghanistan. Whether we agree or disagree, advocate more troops or pulling them out, like Obama or despise him, using LBJ's taped phone conversations and his own remembrances, Moyers' look at Johnson's … [Read more...] about Hearing History: Lyndon Johnson Escalates Vietnam
Journalism Versus Creationism
Is the press biased right or left? Or is some of what you read, see and hear in the media, in fact a function of a flaws you may encounter with some (not all) journalists -- who are are equal opportunity offenders, particularly if he/she/it becomes more like a novelist filling in a needed quote or fact with a quote or fact that isn't really a quote or a fact? Hart … [Read more...] about Journalism Versus Creationism
Botching The Stimulus Calendar
Here's a headline in today's Philadelphia Inquirer: "Stimulus funds finally flowing to weatherization." It's the kind of headline that makes one first blink, then dumbly nod, then wonder: What were these guys thinking? This money, along with $700 billion-plus other money, comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed nine months ago. Among this Act's two main … [Read more...] about Botching The Stimulus Calendar
Saving JFK
The day is here again, November 22nd. It's been 46 years now and, for those well over that age, no less painful with the passage of time. His death was the first of a president in our living rooms--the motorcade, the rifle shots, the disarray in Dallas, the dazed swearing-in of his successor that night, the on-camera murder of the assassin two days later and then the funeral … [Read more...] about Saving JFK