Video Digest: June 6, 2008
Everything you need to know about identity theft, including a Facebook tutorial and the story of Philadelphia’s Bonnie and Clyde.
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Introducing Our Summer 2008 Interns
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our Summer 2008 interns, who by right of even being interns in the first place are more of overachievers than we ever were. Do the old eat the young? The young eat the old? It's one or the other, and we forget. Good
5 June 2008: Afternoon
Left-leaning German newspaper under criticism for headline reading "Uncle Barack's Cabin." How bitter rivalry helped cripple the Democratic party, in 1968. Carter: Prospect of Obama-Clinton ticket "the worst mistake that could be made." Not only might a black man be president, but
5 June 2008: Morning
"It has been an honor to contest these primaries with him. It is an honor to call him my friend." Hillary gives her pre-endorsement. Whether Clinton ends or suspends on Saturday decides whether she relinquishes or keeps her political leverage. Op: How the dream ticket may turn
Unexplained Phenomena Associated With Suede
The universe has odd ways of tying fates to fabrics, destinies to a swatch. Just when he and his girlfriend were moving north, a writer recalls an odd series of events all relating to a single material.
4 June 2008: Afternoon
Print for the commute: Recognizing environmental problems in China means also acknowledging China's doing some things right. China arrests grieving parents at public protest of shoddy school construction; parents press on. Measuring high oil prices' potential impact on the sushi trade. While discussing the food crisis, politicians
4 June 2008: Morning
As the Democratic contest draws to a close, superdelegates no longer fear their phones. Graphic: Superdelegates take a mighty swing to Obama; a catalog of superdelegates, their endorsements. Republican denied communion for endorsing Obama; priest asked to step down for mocking Clinton. Photos of the Large Hadron Particle Collider, built
Bo Diddley
Everyone who cares must have heard about the passing of Bo Diddley by now, and, quite understandably, he’s currently the most popular artist at the Hype Machine. As has been said, he was one of a handful of artists who helped create rock ‘n’ roll as we know it,
Little Bit
What is with all the incredible Swedish music coming out lately? I mean, is it the longer winters? The sunlit nights of summer? The blondes everywhere? Whatever the cause, the Swedish Invasion is in full swing, and a recent addition to their roster is Lykke Li. Her first album, Youth
Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward (or She & Him) have a good thing going, and they’ve just announced a summer tour to share it with the likes of us here on the East Coast. He is a well-accomplished singer/songwriter; she’s an indie film darling. Together they