The Daily Loper - October 6, 2008
Palling Around With Liars Edition
Todays links of interest:
- Keating Economics
This is either a new Errol Morris short, or an excellent imitation of one. - Palin Misquotes Albright: "Place In Hell Reserved For Women Who Don’t Support Other Women"
Story includes a new revelation about Winky Palin’s preferred reading material — Starbucks cups. - EBay to Lay Off 10% of Work Force
Unrelated to the current economic crisis, of course. - Fall Shows’ Ratings Drop Despite Post-Strike Hype
"There’s the standard erosion plus incredible time-shifting as increased DVR penetration goes up." That and the increasingly fragmented viewer as too much stuff demands our attention. Plus football. And baseball. Oh, and there’s this election thing happening. - SNL Rides High on Campaign Satire
Welcome back, SNL. - Gawker Lays Off 19 Editorial Staff Including Moe Tkacik
Yeah, but is this economic downturn or typical Gawker? - The Daily Beast
Ah, there it is. Enjoy. Comment. The usual. - Another scoop for Tina Brown as she swaps print for web
Apparently there’s a site out there called The Daily Beast and it’s in live beta. After being put on hold for two years. - New Thomas Pynchon novel confirmed
2009, but will there be an e-edition? - RIAA v. The People: Five Years Later
The long sordid history of the RIAA’s war on consumers (and new business models).





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