Tag: media

Bringing down “Dr.” Oz

a new front on the war on quacks. i wish this bright student good luck.

Mazer brought a policy before the Medical Society of the State of New York—where Dr. Oz is licensed—requesting that they consider regulating the advice of famous physicians in the media. His idea, Treat health advice on TV in the same vein as expert testimony, which already has established guidelines for truthfulness.

Dumb prison show

So, could you please explain to me why this kitchen has 12 chicks back there? Or why there’s so much cooking gear that they don’t need? Christ, it looks like the kitchen of a high-end steakhouse! Hey, look, a big assed dough mixer! For all the fresh bread that they totally make in prison all the time! And look, there’s a professional deli slicer, which they need for all the bologna and cheese sandwiches on white bread! And look! A fryer! And enormous ovens and stoves with 40 burners for all the intricate sauces that get served to the happy, well-fed prisoners!

an excellent takedown of this dumb new show

Amazing new jobs

we need an EDITOR, BUZZFEED. You will not edit BuzzFeed (apparently someone does that already) but instead will edit a new vertical totally dedicated to repeatedly explaining how BuzzFeed, despite simply being a very large and well-funded blog, represents the future of the media. Articles we’d like to see include: “Is this the future of media?” “Is the future of media this?” and “Media’s future?” The ideal candidate can work the words “platform” and “ecosystem” into anything.

Clueless media

Heartbleed. The term comes from the communication between 2 so-called “hearts” on a server which verify your security as you shop, check e-mails and bank statements. There is now a backdoor break-in between those hearts, and it’s bleeding.

sure, sure. remember that “journalism” knows as much about politics as it does about tech. assume all articles are fundamentally as inane as this one.

Best TV ending

On August 21, 2005, the HBO drama 6 Feet Under concluded with a 7-minute montage of flash-forwards revealing how each of the remaining main characters die. The episode, “Everybody’s Waiting,” was immediately hailed as the most satisfying TV ending ever

i never watched the show, but this montage is amazing.