Monthly Archives: August 2008

The Pate White Hope

Posted on 23 August 2008 by

[x-posted at Gelf] Right now, Manu Ginobili is probably not interested in my condolences or congratulations. In a game in which he played only five minutes because of an injury, Manu’s Argentinean teammates lost to their American counterparts and that … Continue reading →

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Edit Thy Neighbor

Posted on 11 August 2008 by

[x-posted at Gelf] In the August 4 issue of the New Yorker, Ben McGrath tells the story of Alan Rogers, a talented and thoughtful Army lifer who died in Iraq. McGrath’s essay explores whether the military and media intentionally covered … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Ayers Problem

Posted on 1 August 2008 by

[Gelf] Nobody knows if/when/how the Republicans will bring up Obama’s tenuous link to Bill Ayers, but that hasn’t stopped everybody from speculating. One thing getting overlooked, though, is The Weather Underground, an Oscar-nominated documentary on Ayers’s days as a ’60s … Continue reading →

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