Archive for February 27th, 2007

Not local TV’s finest hour »

By William M. Hartnett on Feb 27, 2007 in television | 0 Comments

>Skunk Ape (WFLX-Fox 29)
My local Fox affiliate marches bravely into the Everglades in search of the obviously mythical Skunk Ape and, in a tragic turn, loses every shred of its dignity while making its way back through the unforgiving sawgrass. Sadly, the station has no video of the story. Not on their web site, anyway. [...]

Someone read too much Ayn Rand »

By William M. Hartnett on Feb 27, 2007 in oddities | 0 Comments

>Asian paper’s ‘I Hate Blacks’ column assailed (San Francisco Chronicle)
(Via AAJA)
Kenneth Eng is so batshit crazy I have a hard time believing he’s not a created character. In addition to black people, the 22-year-old “Asian Supremacist” hates religion, logic and, apparently, brevity. He also hates that white people hate Asians, but, lest they get off [...]

Newspaper marketing idea from SOMC »

By William M. Hartnett on Feb 27, 2007 in cats | 0 Comments

>In an attempt to revitalize the industry, newspaper companies have been giving away promotional items (SOMC)
Who says print is dead? Free kitten with every new subscription = goodbye circulation woes. We’ll catch feral cats off the street to keep it going, so there’s your public service angle.
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