That Non-Silent “R”

By Justin Peters   Sep 26, 2008 at 09:07 PM

I am very glad that, at long last, America has a candidate who is bound and determined to reform "Warshington." More

FYI

Three cheers for us

By Justin Peters   Sep 26, 2008 at 09:04 PM

A good portion of the CJR staff, plus assorted Columbia-affiliated interlopers, is gathered in the CJR offices to attempt a... More

Michael (Under)Ware

Boxers or briefs?

By Justin Peters   Sep 26, 2008 at 08:57 PM

Lazy pre-debate shot selection on CNN, where Michael Ware is busy adjusting his underwear. Much like America. More

The Audit Speaks!

Dean Starkman on NPR’s On The Media

By Justin Peters   Sep 22, 2008 at 12:24 PM

This weekend, On The Media hosted Audit boss Dean Starkman to speak about the heroic efforts of the business press... More

Doug Glanville Likes Baseball

He also likes “Everquest”

By Justin Peters   Sep 18, 2008 at 10:15 AM

Doug Glanville didn't set any records in his nine years as a professional baseball player. But he's been making his... More

Lady Rothschild Backs McCain, Duke of Earl To Follow

A marriage of convenience, not one of passion

By Justin Peters   Sep 17, 2008 at 09:13 PM

Seth Colter Walls at Huffington Post talks to big bucks former Clinton supporter Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, who has,... More

Headline Or Job Description?

They kiss babies, too.

By Justin Peters   Sep 17, 2008 at 04:17 PM

Theoretical first-grader: "What does a politician do?" The New York Times: "Politicians Point Fingers, Assign Blame". Worthy of Webster's! More

Charlie Cook Takes Own Name Too Literally

Politics is delicious.

By Justin Peters   Sep 17, 2008 at 10:29 AM

Charlie Cook: D.C. establishment fixture, Cook Political Report proprietor, National Journal columnist, critic of ethnic foods. From his National Journal... More

McCain=Baller, Obama=Shot Caller

Get your heads in the game, candidates!

By Justin Peters   Sep 16, 2008 at 01:08 PM

From the Department of People Who Obviously Wish They Were On A Different Beat comes Christian Science Monitor blogger Jimmy... More

Local Man Enjoys Tomatoes

No greater love

By Justin Peters   Sep 16, 2008 at 10:05 AM

From today's Los Angeles Times, in its consistently excellent Column One slot, the age-old love story of a computer engineer... More

Talk of the Town Talk

Watching the convention outside the media bubble

By Justin Peters   Sep 4, 2008 at 05:47 PM

I couldn't get into the Xcel Center the other night, so I went to Minneapolis's Town Talk Diner, famed for... More

Media Bait

Some people really, really, really want to be interviewed

By Justin Peters   Aug 28, 2008 at 05:04 PM

If you like media bait, you would like Denver. There is plenty of it here, so much so that, at... More

Trick, Vote, Vomit

Whimsy, meet politics

By Justin Peters   Aug 27, 2008 at 06:32 PM

There are a bunch of costumed idiots running around the convention handing out stickers that say "Trick Or Vote." From... More

The Big, Lame Tent

Bookstores are better

By Justin Peters   Aug 27, 2008 at 06:00 PM

The vaunted Big Tent, boasting smoothies, beer, burritos, bloggers, and an endless parade of VIP guests, is wicked lame. The... More

Straw Man Smackdown

What happened to the radical Clinton partisans?

By Justin Peters   Aug 27, 2008 at 02:37 PM

CJR convention correspondent Gabe Pressman notes that much of the coverage of last night's festivities focuses on the fact that,... More

The 15,000

What reporters are doing at the DNC

By Justin Peters   Aug 27, 2008 at 11:13 AM

There are apparently 15,000 journalists attending the Democratic National Convention. Here is what some of them are doing: 14,000 are... More

The Little Mag That Could

A great city piece from The L Magazine

By Justin Peters   Aug 18, 2008 at 02:25 PM

New York's free biweekly The L Magazine is, perhaps, the most consistently well-written free publication in the city. Yes, it's... More

Fox News Cameraman Mal James Is Awesome

On the run with Steve Harrigan

By Justin Peters   Aug 15, 2008 at 02:39 PM

Yesterday, Julia blogged about Fox News correspondent Steve Harrigan's brush with an angry, armed fat guy while covering the war... More

And They Smoke Too Much, Too!

Take that, Pau Gasol

By Justin Peters   Aug 13, 2008 at 05:45 PM

The best media response so far to what The New York Times's Harvey Araton called "the Spanish slant-eye controversy?" No,... More

North Korea’s Creepy, Totalitarian Olympics

North Korea’s Mass Games are surreal, photogenic

By Justin Peters   Aug 13, 2008 at 11:58 AM

The Boston Phoenix's Web site features a captivating photo essay on the Mass Games, North Korea's creepy annual homegrown take... More