Hypercrit

Michael Becker writes about journalism, new media and digital culture in general.

Month: April, 2008

Congresswoman wants Carter’s passport revoked

A Republican congresswoman has called for the Secretary of State to revoke former president Jimmy Carter’s passport after he met with leaders of Hamas in the Middle East.
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.) said in a written statement April 16 that Carter’s actions contradicted international agreements to isolate Hamas and defied U.S. policy.
“His actions reward terrorists, lend support, and […]

Thunderstruck

Just as a note, for posterity maybe, last night was the first thunder I heard this year. The National Weather Service says Bozeman (and most of southwestern, south central, and central Montana) are in the path of a monster Pacific storm. We’re to expect inches upon inches of snow, feet of it in the mountains. […]

Mainstream Green

Susan and I were talking the other night about the number of “green living” commercials that have flooded the channels we watch regularly — HGTV, Discovery, and Food Network.
In one hour of viewing, we may see ads for one network’s Green Home Giveaway, Wal-Mart ads for CFL bulbs, GMC hawking hybrid Yukons, and Brita asking the world to […]

You’d think they’d know better

First things first, some background. I’m a writing tutor. I work with graduate students at Montana State University in Bozeman. Usually, this means I read a lot of theses and dissertations from departments like Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Counseling, and Architecture. Usually this means I don’t read a lot of theses and dissertations from […]