Author Archives: mea

The Science of Why Comment Trolls Suck

Posted on January 15, 2013 by mea

The upshot of this research? This is not your father’s media environment any longer. In the golden oldie days of media, newspaper articles were consumed in the context of…other newspaper articles. But now, adds Scheufele, it’s like “reading the news … Continue reading →

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2012 Yglesias Award Nominees

Posted on January 1, 2013 by mea

Erick Erickson Nov 13: “Too many people have spent the past four years obsessed with birth certificates. Now they are obsessed with voter fraud conspiracies, talk of secession, and supposed election changing news stories if only we had known. So … Continue reading →

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Philosophy of futility

Posted on December 23, 2012 by mea

Philosophy of futility is a phrase coined by Columbia University marketing professor Paul Nystrom to describe the disposition caused by the monotony of the new industrial age. Nystrom observed the natural effect of this malaise was seeking gratification found in … Continue reading →

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Secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016.

Posted on December 14, 2012 by mea

Those who sign here petition the United States government to secure funding and resources, and begin construction on a Death Star by 2016. By focusing our defense resources into a space-superiority platform and weapon system such as a Death Star, … Continue reading →

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Michigan Movie Studio Gets Tax Breaks, but Results in Few Jobs

Posted on December 4, 2012 by mea

Hollywood may make movies about the evils of capitalism, but it rarely works without incentives, which are paid for by taxpayers. Nationwide, about $1.5 billion in tax breaks is awarded to the film industry each year, according to a state-by-state … Continue reading →

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