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From the monthly archives: May 2009
In which the kitties prove that Fancy Feast can’t hold a candle to a real live bug. With a special appearance by Pokie the Dog.
Midnight at the Cateteria from Evan Morris on Vimeo.
“Two or three bottles of wine”? And this is a surprise?
Galina Rusanova punched and kicked flight attendants on the Chicago-based United Airlines flight after downing two or three bottles of wine, prescription drugs and liquid soap from the jet’s lavatory, prosecutors said.
As the scuffle escalated, Rusanova snapped “like a dog” while trying to bite an attendant, prosecutors said.
The FBI said the Russian-born London resident had gone to Los Angeles to visit a man she met over the Internet and was returning Wednesday when her flight was diverted to Bangor.
Rusanova appeared in U.S. District Court for a detention hearing there Monday, where she’s charged with assault and interference with a flight crew.
No one answered the phone at defense lawyer Matthew Erickson’s office.
via FOXNews.com.
Brace yourself for crap along the lines of “Brad’s secret visits to Octomom revealed.” Just shoot me now:
CHICAGO (AP) — Reporters at the Chicago Tribune say they believe the marketing department in recent weeks solicited subscribers’ opinions on stories before they were published, a practice they said raises ethical questions, as well as legal and competitive issues.
An e-mail signed by 55 reporters and editors, sent Wednesday to Editor Gerould Kern and Managing Editor Jane Hirt and obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, questions why the newspaper was conducting the surveys and what stories were used. They also wanted to know which readers were surveyed and whether any story had been altered as a result of reader comment.
“It is a fundamental principle of journalism that we do not give people outside the newspaper the option of deciding whether or not we should publish a story, whether they be advertisers, politicians or just regular readers,” the e-mail read. “Focus grouping as done in the past is one thing. But this appears to break the bond between reporters and editors in a fundamental way.”
Readers were shown synopses or “dopings” of several unpublished stories, including some the staff is currently working on, according to the e-mail.
The reporters and editors also said many have become uncomfortable that the marketing department appeared to be playing an undefined role in the newsroom.
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