Majikthise (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Nana Christine making Christmas Bread, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. I'm very sorry to report that my grandmother, Christine Beyerstein, passed away yesterday. She was 95 years old and in excellent health until about a week before her death. Nana...
Majikthise (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Bob Woodward, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. Bob Woodward at the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference in Baltimore this weekend. Woodward argued that Barack Obama has yet to be tested by a crisis--which struck me as a bizarre assertion, in...
Majikthise (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
Guantanamo Vigil in Dupont Circle Park, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. The Uighurs staged a rare public protest of their detention at Guantanamo Bay: GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — A group of Muslims from China awaiting a court-ordered release...
Grasping Reality with Both Hands (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
And Lindsay Beyerstein has quotes: >Washington Post's pay-to-play flyer : Spirited? Yes. Confrontational? No. The relaxed setting in the home of Katharine Weymouth assures it. What is guaranteed is a collegial evening, with Obama administration officials, Congress members, business leaders, advocacy leaders and other select minds typically on the guest list of 20 or less.... >Offered...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
by Lindsay Beyerstein, TMC MediaWire Blogger Progressives are demanding that Obama's healthcare reform package include a public plan, aka a government-administered health insurance option for...
Majikthise (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
Joe's Coffee Shop, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. Another protest in Iran, abuse allegations from Bagram, Taliban treachery in Pakistan... Coffee's On at UN Dispatch.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
By Lindsay Beyerstein, TMC Mediawire bloggerDuring a press conference yesterday, President Obama voiced support for government-administered health insurance for all who need it (aka the...
James Wolcott's Blog (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
And that's not just my opinion, or Lindsay Beyerstein's, here's actual irrefutable visual proof, courtesy of the crosscutting mischievory of Rebellious Pixels. One of the comic bonuses of this mashup is how gulpily mannered Robert Pattison looks and sounds compared...
Majikthise (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
Longest Fingernails I've Ever Seen (They're Real), originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. BROOKLYN, NY. A spectator at the Mermaid Parade. Those nails aren't fake and they're not part of a costume, they're her actual fingernails. Her thumbnails are so long...
Majikthise (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
Mermaid Parade 2009: The Claw, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. BROOKLYN, NY. More frenetic last-minute prep for yesterday's Coney Island Mermaid Parade.
Majikthise (Free subscription) | 06/20/2009
Mermaid Parade 2009, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. BROOKLYN, NY. More pictures of the 2009 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island.
Majikthise (Free subscription) | 06/20/2009
Mermaid Parade 2009, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. BROOKLYN, NY. Gearing up for the Mermaid Parade at Coney Island. Seashell Lady, for the win! More pictures of the 2009 Mermaid Parade.
Majikthise (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. Sen. Barbara Boxer reminded a witness who he was talking to: During a terse exchange, as Boxer pressed Walsh on why the levees in New Orleans are still not repaired nearly...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
by Lindsay Beyerstein, TMC MediaWire Blogger Healthcare reform is back in the news, as Legislators and interest groups spar over the promised public component...
Majikthise (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Sy Hersh and James Bamford, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. BALTIMORE, MD. Investigative journalists Sy Hersh and James Bamford speaking on a panel about the ethics of anonymous sources at the annual conference of Investigative Reporters and Editors.
