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MTV sees itself as far too hip, brimming with too much integrity to allow overt product placement in music videos: In her recent music video, rapper Ms. Jade is swerving on a dark city street to the beat of her song “Ching Ching.” She’s behind the wheel of a sparkling, …

Reports have been circulating of “surprise” that the allied troops haven’t been universally greeted with dancing in the streets by Iraqi civilians. The answer seems pretty clearly that civilians are so fearful and traumatized by almost a quarter century of Saddam that they aren’t going to commit to anything until …

I am with Bush on the war and agree with him that it must be our top priority, but his domestic agenda and mine have been, shall we say, divergent. Another reason for me to back the war: With Bush focused mostly on the war in Iraq, a small but …

The Future of Music Coalition is hoping you will express your opposition to further deregulation of media ownership rules – the Duke hearing is going on right now: FCC Media Ownership Hearing [download a flyer] Monday, March 31, 2003 Duke University Law School, Durham, NC Time: 12:30 PM – 5 …

David Hardy analyzes Michael Moore’s Bowling For Columbine as a “documentary” per the Academy’s own rules and finds it wanting: The Michael Moore production “Bowling for Columbine” just won the Oscar for best documentary. Unfortunately, it is not a documentary, by the Academy’s own definition. The injustice here is not …

You know, I’m all for recycling and “sustainable” living measures, and reduced resources depletion devices like efficient toilets and whatnot, WITHIN REASON. Among the many reasons why we hate our builder: During the walk through, he mentioned very quietly to me (everyone else was marveling that house had walls and …

I woke up today smiling, which is very unusual because I am a “morning person” only in the sense that I am a person and there is such thing as morning. Ususally it seems as though there is some force-field that oppresses me when it’s time to get up no …

Walt Kelly's fifties novelty record, Songs of the Pogo

Media consultants are encouraging radio and TV stations to concentrate on patriotism and support of the troops. Dissent doesn’t sell: Now, apparently, is the time for all good radio and TV stations to come to the aid of their country’s war. That is the message pushed by broadcast news consultants, …

That’s March in Ohio for you: I walked out the door into a stiff, damp wind-slap of about 35 degrees this afternoon and it was hard to believe that this was the same planet as last night. We’ve had a pretty crazy time of it lately: the war has weighed …