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Steve Chapman: Are the media biased against Obama?: A study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, which conservatives have always regarded as sympathetic, says the three broadcast networks have been more critical of Obama than of John McCain in their recent news coverage. (Via Chicago Tribune.) Not a surprise [...]

Why the press is ignoring the Edwards “love child” story. – By Jack Shafer – Slate Magazine: “But if Edwards had an affair and lied about it, shouldn’t he suffer scrutiny akin to that of Craig? At least three-dozen daily newspapers in the United States published the Craig news the day after the Roll Call [...]

Olympic Deal Sealed: Obama Makes $5 Million Buy – Advertising Age – News: “It’s official. Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign will be among the TV sponsors of NBC Universal’s Olympics coverage. In the first significant network-TV buy of any presidential candidate in at least 16 years, the Obama campaign has taken a $5 million package of [...]

Today @ PC World Esquire First to Newstands with E-Ink Battery-Powered Cover: “Newsstands across America will come to life this September when men’s magazine Esquire rolls out the first magazine cover ever to use E-ink.” (Via JCAtom @ Newsvine.) How cool is that (at least for the novelty)? However, I can’t see it lasting long-term. [...]

Seeded at Newsvine: I am stumped by how to excerpt the language on message boards and blogs. Take a passage signed by zipthwung, an astute online commenter: “pornography if for the ruling classes and their violent vulgar all consuming appetites. Or their slaves.”

Seeded at Newsvine: People of color appreciate Stuff White People Like because it makes visible the assumed invisibility of a certain type of white culture. In doing so, it opens the door to the admission that, yes, white culture is a distinct, often peculiar, and even varied phenomenon.

Seeded at Newsvine: On the July 2 edition of Fox News’ Fox & Friends, co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe “attack dogs,” claiming that Steinberg’s June 28 article on the “ominous trend” in Fox News’ ratings was a “hi … Definitely worth the click-through to [...]

One of these things is not like the other one, one of these things is not quite the same… We Thought The Economist’s Anne Geddes Cover Was a Bit Odd Too – Wonkette: At left, the covers of each edition of this week’s Newsweek. (Via Wonkette.)

But this is still worth seeing at least once, I guess: (Via Pope Zypgx @ LiveJournal)

It looks good. Although an endorsement by Roger Ebert…let’s hope that’s not a kiss of death. (Via towleroad)

There’s almost nothing I love so much as book shopping. Every year UT Press has a book sale where they sell some of the titles and also have a large clearance sale on “hurt” books. I’ve gone almost every year for a while (I didn’t make it out last year). Anyway, here is this year’s [...]

Colbert Lampoons Bush at White House Correspondents Dinner– President Does Not Seem Amused: WASHINGTON A blistering comedy tribute to President Bush by Comedy Central’s faux talk show host Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondent Dinner Saturday night left George and Laura Bush unsmiling at its close. (Via AMERICAblog.) Here are a couple of highlights [...]

The Dodge Caliber and Fairies: I’m curious as to how people feel about the controversy surrounding this [tag]Dodge[/tag] ad. Some bloggers and [tag]gay[/tag] ad watchdogs have called Dodge out for homophobia. “It directly finds [tag]humor[/tag] with the term [tag]fairy[/tag], referring not just to the type that flies around with a magic wand, but also the [...]

Everybody seems to be talking about Dangerous Muse, and I have to agree I think their tracks are pretty great. A Socialite’s Life is having a Dangerous Muse contest. (Via towleroad.) Among other new music I tried out this month is [tag]Dangerous Muse[/tag], via [tag]towleroad[/tag]. I kind of like ‘em. There are only three tracks [...]

How the Bush administration muzzles the…: How the Bush administration muzzles the world’s top global warming scientist: “In my more than three decades in the government, I’ve never witnessed such restrictions on the ability of scientists to communicate with the public.” (Via towleroad.) A couple excerpts from the linked article at Think Progress: CICERONE: I [...]

That whole Domenech thing? I think it’s probably a tempest in a teapot. Honestly it seems like an awful lot of people got way involved in something that, ultimately, changes very little. Has the Washington Post learned its lesson? I doubt it, or they wouldn’t keep making the same mistake. What’s the mistake? You don’t [...]

They sing! They dance! They’re dead: Sometimes Austin gets too weird. Austin actor and photographer Dan Eggleston is helping make a zombie film called “Z: A Zombie Musical.” (Via Austin American Statesman.) This is proof that Austin is the Zombie Capital of the World, which is at least as valid a title as either “Live [...]

On the one hand, I’m glad to see this piece done; I think there are still many, many people in this country who will benefit from seeing perspectives that emphasize the biological nature of homosexuality (whether genetic or in utero hormone levels or a combination). And the article does offer some of that: In case [...]

Now this is kind of funny. Not funny in a way that makes one want to laugh, but . . . you know what I mean. Associated Press: U.K.: Civil War in Iraq Not Inevitable: Iraq’s sectarian violence is worsening, but civil war is neither imminent nor inevitable, the visiting British defense secretary said Saturday. [...]

Newsvine – Robertson Finds Radical Muslims ‘Satanic’: Robertson’s Virginia Beach-based network did not include his remarks when it posted the program on its Web site, however. That decision was made out of concern Robertson’s remarks could be misinterpreted if viewed out of context, Watts said. (Via Newsvine.com.) I was talking to a friend who said [...]

Al Qaeda embraces Myspace.com.: ABC News reports that beginning in “early 2002, al Qaeda quickly switched to hiding its online operations within more legitimate bulletin boards and Internet sites offering free upload services or connecting through such popular social network sites as Orkut and MySpace.” (Via Think Progress.) I knew it! I knew MySpace was [...]

Too many options dilute shared experience: Our community is fragmented because we don’t do things together the way we used to. (Via Christian Science Monitor.) A few weeks ago I was discussing with a friend how the Olympics didn’t really seem like a big deal anymore. Certainly, I hadn’t watched any of the coverage. But [...]

Apple To Drop Mac OS X In Favour Of Windows: “Ahhh, I’m perpetuating the machine! That John Dvorak may be whack, but he knows how to get a click. See? Here’s another one!“ (Via MacSlash.) Back when I was like . . . 15, John Dvorak was sort of the “cool” PC Magazine columnist that [...]

I’ve been playing around with this newish site called Newsvine. It’s . . . hard to describe exactly what it is. It basically seems to have elements of LiveJournal, Plastic.com, and Wikipedia, all stirred into a stew of news-y goodness. Or maybe it’s just a more cerebral Myspace. Basically, one can submit their own articles [...]