Earl Merkel's Blog – July 2010 Archive (4)

What the Journolist 'Scandal' Costs Us All...

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Added by Earl Merkel on July 24, 2010 at 7:03am — 4 Comments

JOURNOLIST: We WILL Get Fooled Again...

Since a number of us in a Chicago-area writers' group still commit journalism from time to time in the public press (or e-media), it's doubly noteworthy that a series…

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Added by Earl Merkel on July 24, 2010 at 12:46am — 1 Comment

In Praise Of The 'Screeching Diva'

In an age where self-awareness has become a kind of reverse cardinal virtue, Florence Foster Jenkins has become a hero of mine-- a forerunning Titan among the many who today populate our empty-celebrity world.

She believed she had a talent for singing... and, by God, she was gonna sing, dammit!

And did. Boy-oh-boy, did she. She even rented Carnagie Hall (at her own expense) for her public performances, which were all the rage during her "career" as the… Continue

Added by Earl Merkel on July 12, 2010 at 1:41am — No Comments

Boy Reads Book; Now In 'Extensive Therapy'

True story from what we'll call "The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword" -Chronicles: After reading a book at his local library, a young lad is now institutionalized and in "extensive therapy."

This article was published earlier this week in the Northwest… Continue

Added by Earl Merkel on July 8, 2010 at 7:14am — 2 Comments