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2014 Media Errors and Corrections
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Link of the day
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A fine list of some of last years more noteworthy media errors and corrections, many of the "corrections" are far more interesting and amusing than the articles that prompted them.
Link: http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/306801/the-year-in-media-errors-and-corrections-2014/
On a related note, searching youtube for news bloopers yields some humorous results.
The X Files
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Other
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Having rediscovered a series I really should have watched in the 90's I began a marathon of stupidity, descending into the labyrinthine rabbit warren that is the X Files. "The Truth is Out There", never so out there as the stories that run roughshod over countless absurdities and convoluted plot-holes, preposterous, hierarchical nested conspiracies dealing with aliens, hybridizations, colonization, monsters, miracles and paranormal phenomenon. Strangely compelling, delighting in the bad retro suits, trench coats, haircuts and computers, the recognition of various guest stars (a young Jack Black and Scott Evil, still evil), in the end I could only manage three seasons. The best episodes were the stand-alone ones; internet dating done right in "2Shy" (and, believe it or not, I've been on worse dates), the best town picnic ever in "Our Town", and the outstanding: "Jose Chung's From Outer Space".
The Memory Hole
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: WTF
- Hits: 2202
Too disturbing to even embed here, found video footage with an appropriately creepy overdubbed soundtrack.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgwAhFM3JMU
Completely OTT. Should you choose to view and find yourself slightly (or seriously) disturbed, see the bright side in that no matter how you look at it, your "range" just grew an awful lot broader...
Mingering Mike
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
- Hits: 1974
The curious story of self-published folk artist and musician "Mingering Mike", whose unannounced fame and talent deserve far greater circulation and regard ...
Link: http://www.mingeringmike.com/
Listen: http://www.mingeringmike.com/mingerplayer/index.html
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