A dilettante at work

A dilettante at work

Anna Tarkov  //  Do you have trouble summoning the will to complain about things or disagree with people? I'm the opposite of that.

Doesn't that make me perfect for a career in journalism? Why, that's exactly what I'm attempting right now! It's not going so well by the way. Please help.

Feb 8 / 7:39pm

Keeping Fascism at Bay

Books like Mein Kampf remind us that bizarre, incoherent, and hateful ideas can sometimes win over enough people to sway a nation and ultimately help lead to the deaths of millions.

Great points here. Sweeping bigotry under the rug is not the way to eradicate it.

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Feb 8 / 12:20pm

Down With the People

the American public lives in Candyland, where government can tackle the big problems and get out of the way at the same time.

Are we really just a bunch of crybabies? I'm not convinced.

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Feb 4 / 6:29pm

The People's Historian?

Call him what you will—activist, dissident, left-wing muckraker. Just don't call him a historian.

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Feb 4 / 6:00pm

The problem with Davos

You can't reduce complex issues to three-word catchphrases.

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Feb 3 / 10:31am

Doing my part to save print journalism

Ok., ok., so I'm really not doing very much at all. All that has happened is that hubby and I have just become daily subscribers of the Chicago Tribune. Embarrassingly enough, it was his suggestion. But I was quick to agree, I swear! I figure that any paper good enough to occasionally publish something I write is one I should patronize, yes? 

In any event, I'm feeling strangely exhilarated! I think I feel the way one does when one donates some paltry amount to a charity. You know it's small and near meaningless, but it still makes you raise your head a bit higher with pride.

So I think we're all clear on what this means, right? Going forward, if newspapers fold and stop being printed... don't blame me :-)

 

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Jan 28 / 8:16am

The Beachwood Reporter doing what he does best

Wait, what?

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Jan 15 / 7:49am

Critical disconnect

Ebert gives The White Ribbon 4 stars while the site's users give it 2.5. Hmmmm....

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Dec 23 / 7:30am

Huh?

This one doesn't quite seem to capture the "oogl" portion like other representations have...

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Dec 21 / 11:29am

When Will White People Stop Making Movies Like "Avatar?"

This might be uncomfortable to read, but do it and think about what it means.

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Dec 13 / 12:10pm

I've always wanted to pretend to be an architect

Is this the desk lamp for me? These are the sorts of exciting decisions one must make while decorating a home. Rent as long as you can kids.

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