DISQUS

Thanks, KateStone, for dating AP's transformation to Lou Boccardi's resignation as president Since he quit in 2003, we now know exactly how slow I was to pick up on the story. Further, since Lou and I sat together as reporters in the World-Telegram & Sun newsroom in ...well, er...a few years back, we also are reminded that I'm ancient. Thanks, I needed that.
Arthur Alpert

Thanks, KateStone, for dating AP's transformation to Lou Boccardi's resignation as president Since he quit in 2003, we now know exactly how slow I was to pick up on the story. Further, since Lou and I sat together as reporters in the World-Telegram & Sun newsroom in ...well, er...a few years back, we also are reminded that I'm ancient. Thanks, I needed that.
Arthur Alpert

Pari: Thank you, first, for putting me on the road to the AP story last week with the link to mediamatters.com. Re your comment above: yes, it's tricky figuring out what's really going on. I prefer those who put their biases up front. And like you, I find it helps to get information from more than one place. Also, to keep myself honest, I consult sources who start from different premises. (Not too often, though, for fear they'll pull me over to the Dark Side!)

markp: You are quite right. I was slow to catch on to the new AP. Mea culpa. But polls showing what most Americans think of "the media" don't impress me. First, because the polls and the Americans both accept the existence of one thing called "the media." I don't.
Look: Fox works for the GOP. ABC, NBC and CBS seem confused and fearful except in their relentless pursuit of mediocrity. MSNBC is liberal but employs Pat Buchanan. CNN will do almost anything for better ratings. PBS science and documentary programs are dynamite, but its news is "on one hand this, on the other, that, time will tell." The New York Times often is liberal - whatever that means - but it allowed Judith Miller to recycle White House disinformation on Iraq. Also, the Times hired Bill Kristol, the brilliant neo-con who urged that we ignore the silly idea Shiites and Sunnis might dislike each other. Oh, and talk radio is right-wing politics or religion of the "Jesus hates" variety. And I haven't mentioned national magazines or local papers or blogs or the New Mexico Independent. My point - it's complicated.

Gene Grant: Thanks for the vote of confidence. I will keep noodling the issues. I do remember that CJR issue and we certainly should continue to rethink objectivity. But with or without the word, I figure journalism must always demand accuracy and fairness.

Arthur Alpert

Pari: Thank you, first, for putting me on the road to the AP story last week with the link to mediamatters.com. Re your comment above: yes, it's tricky figuring out what's really going on. I prefer those who put their biases up front. And like you, I find it helps to get information from more than one place. Also, to keep myself honest, I consult sources who start from different premises. (Not too often, though, for fear they'll pull me over to the Dark Side!)

markp: You are quite right. I was slow to catch on to the new AP. Mea culpa. But polls showing what most Americans think of "the media" don't impress me. First, because the polls and the Americans both accept the existence of one thing called "the media." I don't.
Look: Fox works for the GOP. ABC, NBC and CBS seem confused and fearful except in their relentless pursuit of mediocrity. MSNBC is liberal but employs Pat Buchanan. CNN will do almost anything for better ratings. PBS science and documentary programs are dynamite, but its news is "on one hand this, on the other, that, time will tell." The New York Times often is liberal - whatever that means - but it allowed Judith Miller to recycle White House disinformation on Iraq. Also, the Times hired Bill Kristol, the brilliant neo-con who urged that we ignore the silly idea Shiites and Sunnis might dislike each other. Oh, and talk radio is right-wing politics or religion of the "Jesus hates" variety. And I haven't mentioned national magazines or local papers or blogs or the New Mexico Independent. My point - it's complicated.

Gene Grant: Thanks for the vote of confidence. I will keep noodling the issues. I do remember that CJR issue and we certainly should continue to rethink objectivity. But with or without the word, I figure journalism must always demand accuracy and fairness.

Arthur Alpert

Pari: Thank you - that Media Matters piece doubles my doubts about Fournier as a credible newsman. Also, it reminds me he is not just one writer - he supervises AP's political coverage!
Arthur Alpert

Pari: Thank you - that Media Matters piece doubles my doubts about Fournier as a credible newsman. Also, it reminds me he is not just one writer - he supervises AP's political coverage!
Arthur Alpert

Thanks for the fascinating, sad story. FYI on Marty Ronish:
She did more than "train" at KHFM. For a long time she hosted a super-intelligent interview show at 12 Noon. And she contributed stories on the classical music world to the Albuquerque Tribune and Prime Time, the senior monthly.
A.Alpert

Thanks for the fascinating, sad story. FYI on Marty Ronish:
She did more than "train" at KHFM. For a long time she hosted a super-intelligent interview show at 12 Noon. And she contributed stories on the classical music world to the Albuquerque Tribune and Prime Time, the senior monthly.
A.Alpert

Very well said.
Individuals who cling to one language narrow themselves. That;s true for a nation, too.
Beneath that self-narrowing lies fear, of course.
Thank you.
Arthur

Very well said.
Individuals who cling to one language narrow themselves. That;s true for a nation, too.
Beneath that self-narrowing lies fear, of course.
Thank you.
Arthur

Another critical difference is the location of the oflactory epithelium. Theirs is located closer to the nostrils and lines the path inhaled air takes. Ours is up between our eyes and not in the direct path of incoming air.

Fashions are fleeting. Maybe the salt water made the wines better and today's enthusiasts (or connoiseeures) would find those Roman wines better with a splash of salt water than without. We won't know until we try a wine made that way - with and without the salt water. I am wary of embracing ambiguous, relativist philosophies. They tend to appease and validate the masses and lull them into a false sense of comfort. The only people who come to be enrichmed by this are those who affirm the masses sense of quality or value about a product. I appreciate that prefences change, but the crowd is not always wise. What appeals to the masses is not necessarily the pinnacle of viticultural achievement.

Nice summary. But I would caution against the "it's all so subjective" mentality. While the difference between an 87 and 88 point wine is a matter of how the rating scale is structured (and how rigorously the taster follows its criteria), the fact is - as you point out - sensory assessment is alike a language. it can be learned and used reproducibly, consistently and reliably. Don't buy into the "we're all so different and wine is h-so subjective" line.

if discrimination should not be tolerated kartik, then why should your discrimination of anything european be tolerated?
why is kartik ignoring every agrument that he cant address?

so what kartik and jack bell really are suggesting is to stop watching the premier league or any football from europe. that would then mean that this site has no purpose in extisting.

but i really hope that this site does stick around and that people like kartik and jack bell dont influence people to reject anything that is better than what america has to offer. espn should not be influenced by bell's ignorance and should hire derek rae and andy gray for the world cup. i just dont understand why when everything else is being globalized and when kartik has no problem with the spread of american media across the world, why he is so against the admiration that many americans have for the english premier league and other european leagues. brits and europeans watch american movies and television and are fine with it, why shouldnt americans watch european sport coverage? why should brits know who jennifer aniston or jay leno are, but americans shouldnt know who steven gerrard or andy gray are?

as john lennon said,
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

The Court didn't "uphold" the 2nd Amendment, it merely interpreted it!


It's interpretation by a very narrow majority, diverged from the accepted interpretation of over seven decades and will spur a wave of litigation as the courts and political leaders try to figure out the parameters.



The "right" to keep and bear arms may seem like a no brainer to some, but it is one which most developed nations must find a way to keep in check. It obviously is a double edged sword. Before cheering this decision one should put in a lot of thought on just how we can keep our kids and selves safe in an affluent society where gun availability is barely checked. There is something about testosterone filled little boys with Tec 9's in their waistbands that does not fill me with joy.

Congratulations, Gabriela!

DO WANT.

Congratulations on your birth and first gurgles. How much we need you!
Arthur Alpert

Congratulations on your birth and first gurgles. How much we need you!
Arthur Alpert

This is PRECISELY what I have been searchng for in a wine rating scale!!!!!!!!!!

Só um detalhe. É de propósito ou é erro mesmo? Não seria HOSPEDAGEM? Nos banners creio que a palavra esteja errada. Entrei no site pelo banner justamente pelo erro, se foi de propósito - o que não imagino - foi uma boa idéia. :) abraços!

Hmmmm. Interesting. Thanks for the feedback on that. I was under the impression that "burnt rubber" or "rubber tire" is a reductive falw. Will have to try the penny test if I find it in a Sherry.

I am perplexed by the burnt rubber/railroad tie element in the Pedro Romero Dry Oloroso Sherry. In your opinion is this a flaw in Sherry? If so, what causes it in Sherry?

Hi there,


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Regards



Arthur



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Why is it u always go into such detail when ur talking about food??? makes me salivate....hehe....nice pictures....pity we didn't haf time to catch up at Cheer 2006.....so do u even drive at all now???