But They All Think Nietzsche Is 'Peachy'

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From our mailbag: "In my Media Studies class [at NYU] this morning, the professor asked, "How many of you know who Matt Drudge is?" Total silence. Then he asked, "How many of you DON'T know who Matt Drudge is?" Practically every hand in the 300-person class shot up. So it looks like NYU students don't read The Drudge Report, or New York
Magazine
."

Take that, Serena Torrey.

Oct 12, 2007 · posted by debbie · Link · 1 Response
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Teen Vogue Is, Like, Totally Furious With YM! Which Is Funny Because Isn't YM, Like, Sooooo Over??

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• "Basically," explains a totally not-crazy Teen Vogue devotee, "all we do is act like psycho stalker sex crazed rapist-murderers or really stupid girls or people who eat too much and start fights and type annoying and get on the general YM's nerves." Oh, is that all?

• The Canadians' schadenfreude obsession with Conrad Black can probably be traced back to that time where he ditched the Canucks in order to become a British lord.

• 'Does YouTube stifle creativity?' wonders Slate. Um, clearly not!

• "As the chances of an alternative to Rupert Murdoch appear to wane," writes the New York Times, "more Wall Street Journal staffers have polished their resumes and peddled them to rival publications."

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Jul 19, 2007 · posted by debbie · Link · Respond