Jonathan Miller's Blog, page 424
May 25, 2011
Jeff Smith: When "John" Met John Y.
Lies can have unpredictable trajectories.
Sometimes, a stupid lie that seems inconsequential at the time – in my case about a campaign postcard – can lead to betrayal, the end of a friendship, and a prison term. Other times, a stupid, inconsequential lie can lead to the blossoming of a long and meaningful friendship.
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During my first Senate session in early 2007, I drove to Louisville for the weekend to visit my ex-girlfriend, who served as press secretary for Kentucky gubernatorial...
May 24, 2011
Tomorrow at The Recovering Politician
Who doesn't need a laugh on a Wednesday?
Tomorrow, The Recovering Politician will be here to deliver the humor.
We begin at 8:30 with contributing RP Jeff Smith's latest piece on how a small lie led to both hilarity and a meaningful friendship.
Then the RP will engage around lunchtime with his latest Huffington Post submission, which should make you chuckle. (We hope it was intended to do so…)
So see you on Hump Day. We will make sure it will be memorable.
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Film
The Politics of Film
Super 8, the film directed by JJ Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg, has been marketed heavily for the past year. Now, the first critics have been allowed to screen it. They were allowed to tweet their thoughts. /Film has a good rundown of what everybody thought. [/Film]
At the Cannes Film Festival last week, director Lars Von Trier really stepped in it. In a strange diatribe, he said that he "understood Hitler" and claimed he was a Nazi. He was banned from...
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Swing
The Politics of Swing
Amongst all of the other disasters, wars, famines and plagues of locusts going on this week, Tiger Woods fell out of the Top Tenprofessional golfers list for the first time since 1997. Here's a quick reminder of why he was there so long. [Greatest Shots (2005-2009)]Will Tiger ever come back to dominate the field, terrifying his competitors, crushing his rivals and making Phil Mickelson squeal? Kevin Maguire (among many other golf pundits) thinks not. [ESPN]
Novak...
RPTV: My Home Energy Efficiency Rehab, Part 3
We're now ready for Part 3 of the most spectacular film I have ever directed and produced. (OK, it is the only one. Still…) Hopefully, it is more like Return of the Jedi than Godfather III.
Last week, RPTV shared with you Part 1 and Part 2 of My Home Energy Efficiency Rehab which taught you about the initial energy audit of my residence, and gave you some illustrative examples of some of the problems your own house might be facing. It also shared some of the energy savings that you might b...
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of the Media
A few weeks after the surprising news of Osama Bin Laden's death, data from multiple polls reveals that Americans' primary source of news coverage was television. [Poynter Institute]
Newsweek discusses how American media outlets have coped with a particularly difficult May news cycle in the face of major budget cuts. [Newsweek]
Donald Trump's fake presidential bid, by the numbers: [Good Magazine]
Twitter is in more trouble. British soccer star Ryan Giggs is suing the social media site for...
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Fashion
The Politics of Fashion
This week, the Politics of Fashion joins with the Politics of Wealth as you can now buy stock in Prada! Check it out: [Bloomberg]
If you like circles, triangles, or squares, or if you just want to relive your Kindergarten memories, you might like the latest jewelry collection by Project Runway's Mondo Guerra! [NY Mag]
The Kardashian clan's latest business venture is a nail polish line – will you be buying? [Racked]
Pajama Jeans might become the newest addition to...
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend: Why HIV Treatment Needs 10 Times Its Current Funding
Among her many civic and philanthropic roles, contributing RP Kathleen Kennedy Townsend sevres as Chair of the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute of Human Virology, founded by well-known AIDS researcher Dr. Robert C. Gallo. In recent weeks, the Institute received $23 million in new funding for an HIV/AIDS vaccine from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the U.S. Army, and other organizations.
Still, Townsend argues, the need for research dollars is far, far greater. As ...
May 23, 2011
Tomorrow at The Recovering Politician
We lead off Tuesday with a piece from contributing RP Kathleen Kennedy Townsend about her work battling the global AIDS epidemic. While considerable progress has been made fighting the disease in the US, we still face an enormous challenge worldwide. Tune in at 8:30 AM to learn more about the scope of this problem.
At lunchtime, as we know you've been anticipating, The Recovering Politician will feature Part 3 of My Home Energy Efficiency Rehab. With the audit behind us, we move on to see w...
The RP's Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Tech
The Politics of Tech
Apple recently updated iTunes. No big deal, just a simple update, right? Wrong. The latest version of iTunes has has made using your iPod or iPhone with an older Apple computer impossible. This column's author was unable to connect his daughter's iPod Nano with his 4-year-old Macbook. This is another entry in a growing list of mistakes Apple has made since becoming the world's valuable brand. [The Guardian]
Age verification done right. [picture]
Was LinkedIn scammed? This...
