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Los Angeles Times Switches to All-Wiki Format

April 1, 2008 – 1:24 pm

…OK, not really. It’s an April Fool’s Day spoof from Bunkmag.com, and it’s definitely better than any prank I’ve dreamed up so far today. If you need a laugh (and really, who in the news business doesn’t?) then go check out The Los Wikiless Timespedia. This had me in hysterics, especially considering the LA Times’ [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in Wikis, community, contributed content, journalism | Comments (0)

I’m not advocating spreading viruses, but…

March 31, 2008 – 11:24 am

This is hilarious….

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By Amy Gahran | Also posted in Mac | Comments (0)

Why I Despise “Marketing Talk”

February 4, 2008 – 9:49 pm

This says it all, brilliantly:

Thanks to Terence Hoaglund for the tip!
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By Amy Gahran | Also posted in PR & marketing, language, problems, video | Comments (2)

The best eulogy ever

January 26, 2008 – 11:34 am

I’ve been thinking about the impermanence of life lately (not in a morbid or suicidal way, just in a that’s-how-it-is kind of way). And it strikes me that eulogies can be pretty important. I think this is the best one ever: John Cleese’s eulogy of his Monty Python cohort Graham Chapman, in 1989:

For the record, [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in life | Comments (1)

Beyond parody (Oh wait, not quite…)

January 20, 2008 – 4:38 pm

One of my favorite sources of entertainment are moments that are simply beyond parody, like William Shatner’s 1978 dramatic interpretation of Rocket Man, complete with video effects…

Oh wait, maybe it’s not beyond parody…
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Humans, Unite!

January 10, 2008 – 8:53 am

In The Know: Are We Giving The Robots That Run Our Society Too Much Power?
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Vegetative State

December 20, 2007 – 11:21 am

Zesmerelda, via Flickr (CC license)

Oh, this looks very familiar…

Forwarded to me by Tom Vilot…
Last night, my friend came to visit and we were talking and I said to her, “I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.’
She [...]

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How NOT to do undercover reporting

December 6, 2007 – 8:40 am

From the Onion, of course…
Reporters Expose Airport Security Lapses By Blowing Up Plane
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By Amy Gahran | Also posted in journalism, video | Comments (2)

What Tech Bubble?

December 4, 2007 – 9:17 am

OK, this really cracked me up this morning, and I needed a laugh. Enjoy!

Thanks to Silicon Alley Insider for turning me on to this.
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By Amy Gahran | Also posted in business, video | Comments (1)

I think this is me — too funny!

November 14, 2007 – 10:06 am

Cinnamon Pants really nailed me here:

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