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Niko Bellic
10/30/09

In reply to BBC to Less Generously Overpay its Managers, With Public Money
Considering the difference in cost of living between London and New York, I'd say that $200K over there would be the equivalent of about $100K over here.

Plus, remember that BBC kicks ass, not only as a media institution, but as really... anything. Ever. I'd gladly help them out (certainly sooner than GM or AIG), since I was practically raised and educated on their programming.
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limber
10/30/09

@Niko Bellic: Kickass indeed. And a good company to work for, in my experience. The UK/US rate's fluctuated enough recently that I'd have to see the original £ figure to judge if it's fair.

And while I'm on my soapbox, I'd say £150 per year is a paltry sum to pay for the sort of out-of-sight systemic media enrichment it pays for. School outreach, mentoring, apprenticeships -- not to mention the radio/tv comedy hookup that's incubated some of the more awesome UK comedy teams. And then there's the newsroom gang, who are fantastic. And the entire organization serves as an anchor for the rest of the airwaves, preventing FOX-like quality freefall while chasing ratings.

Maybe the BBC is like the NHS -- fun to bitch about, but damn you'd be screwed if they went away. #media
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Swordfish
10/21/09

In reply to New York Times, Newsweek Pick Up the Junketeer Habit
Newsweek's LA writer Tara Weingarten has long been known in the biz for taking fab travel junkets, unbeknownst to the brass. Their London writer Nick Foulkes is famous for doing the same--in fact, the FT stopped using him because he only wrote about brands who gave him freebies. I suspect that Newsweek's HQ's policy is a bit like the military: don't ask, don't tell. You know, no one really says, "Where's that three day trip to the Santa Barbara spa?" when expenses come in.
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krismry
10/21/09

In reply to New York Times, Newsweek Pick Up the Junketeer Habit
maybe was one of the rosenthals who said he didnt care if ny times reporters were screwing elephants just as long as they were not covering the circus. same standards oughta apply. #thrillist
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Unsolicited Advice
10/20/09

In reply to Iran Frees Newsweek Reporter
Man, being a resident of a Huxleyan hierarchical state seems way better than tooling around in one of them totalitarian jobbies. #iran
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Perhaps Not
10/20/09

@Unsolicited Advice: Less physically taxing, certainly. #iran
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Jeangenie
10/20/09

In reply to Iran Frees Newsweek Reporter
My distributor handles the book he co-edited with Malu Halasa, Transit Tehran. You guys might remember seeing Mr. Bahari as one of Jason Jones' interview subjects in a cafe in Tehran before the election. We are so glad to see him released and able to get out of the country. #iran
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ihatetwitter
09/29/09

In reply to The Kabuki Dancing Over Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
It's the US, France and Britain impersonating Sergeant Schultz.
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FrankenPC
09/25/09

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NewsWeak
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Magister
09/25/09

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I'm sure this bodes well for Newsweek's dreams of a $75 annual subscription.
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Unsolicited Advice
09/25/09

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When did David Pogue start reporting on foreign affairs for Newsweek?
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Weegee's bored
08/22/09

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"...one trepanation, under God, ..."
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Weegee's bored
08/22/09

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The mock executions didn't work because the terrorists had mock virgins in mock heaven.
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NicholasSnipe
08/22/09

In reply to CIA's Mock Executions The Least Fun Form Of Mockery
Why did you use a picture of a Marine? As far as I remember, I wasn't allowed to hold mock executions or even yell at insurgents, so who knows what the fuck these guys were up to. Lord knows that if a troop decided to do this, they would have thrown him to the fucking wolves. Just gonna throw that out there. Not all of us are war criminals, y'know.
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The Curse of Millhaven
08/22/09

@NicholasSnipe: Noted. I think that they used the pic because it is an American being all badass and brutal, though it has nothing to do with the story. Also I don't know the story of the photo. For all I know, that bootneck just detained that guy for stabbing a little girl and is being generously restrained in his reaction. Probably not, but you never know.
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Hockeymom
08/22/09

@NicholasSnipe: No kidding. Is there any sort of editor/grown-up at Gawker on the weekends? You can't just throw up pictures of identifiable people (and as you point out...a Marine, not CIA) to illustrate your story about mock executions. Phone call from law office in 3...2...1...
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Foster Kamer
08/23/09

@NicholasSnipe: I think that's obvious. I used a picture depicting the use of force; I don't think it's reasonable to connect this with an assertion of Marines exclusively using force, nor would it be outrageous to suggest that finding the picture and post as a catchall for all members of the military is anything less than projecting. That said, you've been heard. Picture changed.
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gawkimo
08/24/09

@Foster Kamer: (Previously on 24 . . . beep . . . beep . . . beep . . . beep...)

The CIA isn't the military. There's about a half dozen intelligence agencies who are responsible for the torture and murder of detainees. The soldiers are just the folks ordered to carry the body out and shut up and back off and let the intelligence people do their job, because Americans are dying and WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING GOD DAMMIT!! Quick, give me the rubber hose. Stress positions. Tie him up. Hang him there. OK AHMED (air quote) THE CAB DRIVER (close air quote), I'M ONLY GOING TO ASK YOU THIS ONCE . . .

(Bleep . . . beep . . . beep . . . beep . . . beep.)
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secretagentman
08/22/09

In reply to CIA's Mock Executions The Least Fun Form Of Mockery
Please, Jack Bauer does all that by 9 am.
They can release all the gory details of the horrors that happened during the Bush years, and every ex-staffer can write a book telling the stuff they should have maybe mentioned while it was going on, but it won't lead to any substantial charges against anyone.
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MisterHippity
08/22/09

In reply to CIA's Mock Executions The Least Fun Form Of Mockery
When I read this, I didn't know what the word "trepanation" meant. (Should I be embarrassed about that? Am I the only one?)

So I googled it and turned up this: [www.trepanationguide.com]

And all I can say is ... HOLY FUCKING SHIT.
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Halo_Override
08/22/09

"Best viewed at 800 X 600 resolution" was practiced on every continent through every time period and by every race of mankind until the death of SVGA displays in this century.
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momof3wildkids
08/22/09

@MisterHippity: Trepanation gives me major trepidation.
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OrneryBabe
08/22/09

@MisterHippity: Wow. Don't be ashamed, that's a new one for me, too.

An entire web site devoted to this, huh? Holy fucking shit, indeed.
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FrankenPC
08/22/09

@MisterHippity: Didn't Manson try this on his forehead?

And no, I've never heard the word either.
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Claire Buoyant
08/22/09

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Dick Cheney shoots hunting buddy = feasibility study?
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