Jackie doubles up on The Apprentice coverage — two, two episodes for the price of one!
I'm worried about Jeff Kouba. I wish I knew how he finds the time to count words and phrases used on a TV show in between all his writing. All I know is that he makes me laugh with those counts and with his characterizations of, well, the characters on 24 in 24 Day 5: 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM.
CULTURE
From Culture Editor Diana Hartman:
There are those who would sterilize art and artists so that no matter our reality, we can all gaze upon, read about, and hear from a world they only wish existed. Richard Marcus pierces the argument for censorship and moral decency, asserting the good of any creative reflection of our world as it exists in The Honesty Of Art.
POLITICS
From Politics Editor Dave Nalle:
A Fence Sitter's Take On Illegal Immigration by Sean Aqui
A solid, rational assessment of why and how immigration must be dealt with putting aside politics and focusing on pragmatism.
The Persian Empire Reborn? President Ahmadinejad's Messianic Politics by Ruvy in Jerusalem
An interesting, informed look at the forces that are driving Iranian political leaders down the road to their own destruction.
SPORTS
From Sports Editor Matthew T. Sussman:
NBA MVP Award: And The Winner Is ... by Adam Hoff
... Is ... Is? ... Is!? Don't leave us hanging, Adam!
Oh, upon reading it, he makes a strong case for LeBron James, although he admits this year's NBA Most Valuable Player could be just about anybody. Adam's argument was well backed-up with historical stats, not to mention a nice presence in the comments to explain his stance. He used the Blogcritics medium to its full capacity, and he demonstrates the process pretty well. I'm not big on the NBA, but his last couple of posts on the topic have made me curious about who I think is this year's MVP. OK, teacher's pet, you can sit back down now.
Article comments
1 - Gordon Hauptfleisch
Thank you, and congrats to the other pickees.
2 - Jackie
Thank you, but it's NBC's fault I had to double up on The Apprentice last week. Two episodes in one night and none this week. Thankfully I have a new Amazing Race ep tonight! Congrats to all the picks and thanks, Joan!
3 - Mat Brewster
Thanks for the bid. Where do I pick up my golden blogger statue?
4 - Ruvy in Jerusalem
Thank you, Dave. You picked up on the big point I purposely did not mention in the article.
5 - Glen Boyd
Thanks for the pick you guys.
So, I've got a question...
I've been to some of the other writer's personal blogs who've been named Editors Picks in the past (this is the second time for me) and I noticed some of them have a little button thingie that says "Blogcritics Editors Pick" and it shows the date/week they we're picked.
Is there some code you guys send out for that, or exactly how does that work (again, assuming it's something they got from BC at all).
If this does exist, please send me the code or let me know how to get it so I can proudly display it on my blog.
Again Thanx! Definitely an honor...
Glen
6 - Mat Brewster
Glen, I believe Temple Stark used to create little buttons and included them with the Editor's Picks. He has since left Blog Critics for real life job type tyings. I don't believe anyone has picked up the slack and kept up the buttons.
Although Richard Marcus mentioned he has done some custom ones on the yahoo group thing...
7 - chantal stone
Thank-you, Natalie!
8 - Glen Boyd
Thanks Mat for clearing that up...
So in other words the "buttons" I've seen are not an official "BC" thing. If anyone out there (be it Richard or whoever) is still making them and want to send the code, I'd be happy to display it. But since it doesn't appear to be an official BC thing I probably won't bother to go looking for it.
But again, the pick is an honor.
And I believe I forgot to thank DJ Radiohead specifically (who as he said, isn't even a Neil Young Fan) for picking my story.
So thank ya Mr DJ...uhh, thankya very much...
Glen
9 - Gordon Hauptfleisch
Where are my manners?: Natalie--thank you specifically. And I swear this was my last 27,000 word review--it was supposed to be 600 words, and it kinda got away from me.
10 - Mary K. Williams
Glen -As far as I know, those buttons were as official as you could get at the time (the ones Temple made)
11 - Diane Kristine
Thanks Joan! I asked for the interview before finding out the show wasn't going to get its final episode aired any time soon, so it wasn't quite the article I meant to do. He did know when he agreed to it, though, which was pretty sporting of him.