Creative Writing
The best media metaphor I’ve heard in a long time: But heavy-handed, Soviet-style image control is also a problem for the Putin campaign in the Internet age. Bloggers and political Web sites not only contradict government-tailored newscasts, they also offer an alternate, unscripted reality — live, via cellphone camera and Skype. The government can’t effectively … Read more
Mesmerizing
Today’s front page was absolutely glowing …
The money quote …
From the riveting Costa Concordia coverage: The lesson to learn from the shipwreck, Mr. Severgnini said, was that Italy could move from a “my way” mentality to “another way.” “We don’t want to become Swiss, but there are thousands of serious people in Italy,” he said, referring to the Swiss reputation for Calvinist work habits. And … Read more
Restart, reboot
Hello world! Cheers to a new year and a new blog.
