Maggie Shnayerson

Utterly Shocking Report from NYT: “Harper’s Ed. Hodge Fired; Didn’t Quit.”

Maggie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:06:17 +0000

(Clockwise, from top right, Harper's editors from 1941 through 2010.) Cause? None in particular it seems, except for "the general weakness of the magazine’s newsstand sales and circulation figures." Well, that would put Hodge in good company with the magazine's previous editors. Hey, it's hard to be a gangster. Frederick L. Allen: 1941—1953 (died) John Fischer: 1954—1966 (retired, [...]

$50 Haiti iPhone App Developer Seen Smacking Self

Maggie — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:14:52 +0000

Today, 3:26 pm: “Damn. Uh...ha, whoops! Lemme just fix this oooone little thing real quick...” ['Haiti Earthquake News & Relief,' iTunes App Store]

From 2009, NPR Predicting Leno’s Likely Play: “That Is Such A Big Whoa.”

Maggie — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:36:25 +0000

TERRY GROSS: So you think they might just pull the show? DAVID BIANCULLI: Well, even Jay Leno has said, you know, I wouldn't mind going back to my old slot at "Tonight." GROSS: Whoa. (Soundbite of laughter) BIANCULLI: Yeah, isn't that a big... GROSS: Tell that to Conan O'Brien. BIANCULLI: Yeah, exactly, exactly. That is such a big whoa. And, you [...]

Barack, Dude. People Don’t TALK in Standard Harvard Outline Format, Yo. For Reals.

Maggie — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:10:56 +0000

GOD ALMIGHTY, how I wish President Obama would quit issuing these hyper-precise, MLA-outlined exposition-enhanced speeches. I’m developing an allergy to persuasive rhetorical communication techniques, and that’s AGAINST MY CHARACTER. I shall now prepare for the eventual day where I will have to admit missing George Bush saying silly and ridiculous things about being The Decider.

Maggie Shnayerson, 2.0

Maggie — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:08:12 +0000

I'll be hanging out with the Shitcanned Media Elites over at ASSME.org for awhile—you know, a little blogging, a little this, a little that. Should your Tuesday afternoon be getting you down, by all means swing by and check out the pink slippers—a change is a-coming, hallelujah. Etcetera, so on, and so forth too.

The Rhetorical Limits of the iPhone

Maggie — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:36:38 +0000

That's it? "OK" is my only option? I feel terribly hemmed in here. []

How Many Different Ways Can CBS Reporter Lara Logan Call These Air Force Colonels Big Fat Sissies?

Maggie — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:04:56 +0000

From tonight's '60 Minutes' update of their May 10 story on pilotless drones: LOGAN (narration): "Colonel Chris Chambliss was one of the top F-16 fighter pilots in the Air Force, a member of the legendary Thunderbirds. ... CHRIS CHAMBLISS: "In battle, in combat, in the fog and friction of war, there are always gonna be times that your judgment isn't with hindsight, you can see things with more clarity."

Kudos To TimeOut For Keeping A Straight Face Through This Interview

Maggie — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:38:34 +0000

"Media workers have the gifts of adaptability and organization,” says Allison Hemming, founder of the Hired Guns talent agency (thehiredguns.com) and author of Work It! How to Get Ahead, Save Your Ass and Land a Job in Any Economy. “This makes them ideal project managers.” [TimeOutNY's Guide To Changing Your Job]

Let Me Introduce You To The Corner, Mr. President

Maggie — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:06:19 +0000

Cannot take my EYES off of David Frost hammering nail after nail in the coffin of Richard Nixon's coffin on WLIW right now.

Thanks For The Motivation, Ian Shapira

Maggie — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:27:39 +0000

MYSQL errors be damned. I'm fixing my blog NOW.