Category Archives: media

News That Will Drive You To Drink

Posted on August 8, 2022 by tengrain

Happy Hour News I don’t know whether to laugh or cry, but Axios —the outlet with the strange emboldening and enigmatic bullet usage— has agreed to sell to Cox Enterprises of Atlanta in a deal valued at $525 million. From their … Continue reading →

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One Lump of Stupid or Two?

Posted on August 7, 2022 by tengrain

Our Failed Political Press I suppose in a real sense, the spectacular job numbers were missed by the White House who expected something more modest.

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One Lump of Stupid or Two?

Posted on August 5, 2022 by tengrain

This finally came to my attention: Ben Shapiro has opinions about… Ben Shapiro complains: "These are the standards in our society. Using the word 'spaz' in a song – totally bad, horrible, remove it, offensive. Having full-scale songs for children … Continue reading →

Posted in Ben Shapiro, music, Pop Culture | 9 Comments

Surprise! Tucker is Thinking About Junk Again!

Posted on July 30, 2022 by tengrain

Tucker Carlson —who famously wants men to tan their junk because reasons— is fixated again on other men’s junk: Tucker Carlson takes apparent homophobic swipe at monkeypox, suggests calling it “schlong covid.” pic.twitter.com/Xk7Ibyqj6o — PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) July 28, 2022 … Continue reading →

Posted in Fox News, Monkey Pox, Talentless Hacks, Tucker Carlson | 3 Comments

Disney Ducks: Hulu Will Have Political Ads

Posted on July 27, 2022 by tengrain

That didn’t take long (It’s Axios, so all the usual disclaimer about emphasis and weird-o bullets applies): Disney on Wednesday confirmed to Axios that it would allow political issue ads — in addition to candidate ads — on Hulu’s streaming service, … Continue reading →

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The Fastest Way To Regulation Comes To Hulu

Posted on July 25, 2022 by tengrain

The WaPo tells us that streaming services have a different standard than broadcast and cable teevee for advertising: The Disney-backed streaming service Hulu is refusing to run political ads on central themes of Democratic midterm campaigns, including abortion, guns and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Pie Fight, Hulu, media, Streaming | 2 Comments

Argle-Bargle from Megan McArdle

Posted on July 17, 2022 by tengrain

A spitball flies across the innernets in reply to Megan McArdle’s horrific tweet: Sweet Jeebus, WTH?! I don’t think anyone ought to be arguing that a certain number of 10-year-old girls raped is OK because it is less than the … Continue reading →

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How To Write About 2X Impeached LOSER Ex-Prznint Stupid

Posted on July 15, 2022 by tengrain

Just when I think that Our Failed Political Press ™ is not even trying any longer, along comes a lede worthy of our admiration, a spitball from NY Magazine of all places: Donald Trump was impeached twice, lost the 2020 … Continue reading →

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Our Failed Political Press ™

Posted on July 12, 2022 by tengrain

Axios’ morning email thingie: Engagement with news plunged during the first half of this year compared to the first half of 2021 — and in some cases has fallen below pre-pandemic levels, Axios’ Neal Rothschild and Sara Fischer write. Tell … Continue reading →

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News That Will Drive You To Drink

Posted on July 8, 2022 by tengrain

Happy Hour News Axios Presents A Both Sides Master Class Guys, Axios tells us something we already knew, but they have their Smart Brevity ® way of telling us about it with lotsa graphs and stuff (which I am not … Continue reading →

Posted in Axios, media, Our Failed Political Press | 8 Comments