Women Turning U.S. Blue?
Newsweeks' Politics Blog is exploring the pivotal role that women played in this week's election—they wanted change, went to the polls and made it happen. Go, grrls.
What if Mississippi had a "Challenge Day"?
On today's episode of Oprah, 64 students at a high school were brought into the gym to discuss and confront issues that divide teenagers - issues which continue into adults. …
Jesus, He Knows Me
This was recorded 15 years ago. Funny thing is it's still up to date; they wouldn't even have to make a new video.
A New Contract With America?
An interesting piece in Salon today takes on the idea of what "corruption" really meant to Americans as they went to the polls last night. Exit polls showed that corruption …
Mississippi in the Times
There's an article in yesterday's Times about an advertising campaign to show Mississippi as not last in everything. Though the quotes are kind of balanced, I still feel like it's …
Clarion-Ledger Publisher Is History
In case you missed it in the rout of Republicans last night, The Clarion-Ledger announced that publisher John Newhouse is leaving the company (NOT country). That means we're looking at …
Clarion-Ledger No Longer a ‘Newspaper'?
My, my. It seems that Gannett Co. is causing consternation in its news room and talk in the newspaper industry by its decisions to turn its newspapers into "information center" …
James Blunt, New Voice in Pop
Anyway, in case you're wondering if Blunt is a one-hit wonder, here's "High":
So you've probably heard "You're Beautiful," James Blunt's smash hit--a song that became so popular, so fast, that it has already inspired a clever (if slightly mean) Weird Al parody. …
Casey's NY Times Blog FREE
My blog for the New York Times is free this week if anyone wants to read it:
Back from Iraq
Last year, we were all on edge.
"I'm not making fruit salad!" my mother affirmed -- more than once -- as Christmas approached. She gleaned the fruit salad recipe from my dad's grandpa years ago. No one …
Vanity Fair ‘NeoCulpa' Posted
The much bally-hooed Vanity Fair piece NeoCulpa is online. And, yup, it's just in time for the election.
Florida GOP Gov Candidate Ducks Bush
My, how things have changed. The political albatross that President Bush has become was yet more apparent today when a Republican candidate for governor ducked an appearance with the president …
Joint Editorial: Rummy Must Go
In what's being described as a rare joint editorial due to appear in print on Monday, the Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corp Times and Air Force Times will call …
