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Mourning the state of cafecito in Hialeah
My hometown of Hialeah, what is likely the most Cuban-American city in the United States and a place where 92% of its residents are Spanish speakers, has been forever changed. A Starbucks has opened. And on the big 49th Street … Continue reading
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Big day for the Gators tomorrow
Ah, it feels like Christmas Eve. Tomorrow is the big national football championship game, where the righteous, mighty Florida Gators will take on the abominable minions of Ohio State. I’m here at the Swamp –Gainesville, that is– to break out … Continue reading
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Comics about the Iraq war
Slate has an interesting roundup about comic book creators who are addressing the war in Iraq. These comics are indicative of an increasing willingness among creators to tackle current events. Hopefully, modern-day wartime comic creators will address the subject better … Continue reading
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Software for starving students
Being not far from my Ramen noodle-eating, credit card-maxing days, this neat software package really captured my heart. Software for Starving Students is a package of free applications designed to help you get through school without plunking down change for … Continue reading
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Compra un PC ahora!
Lost Remote yesterday highlighted the Japanese counterpart of the popular Mac ads. So I decided to sniff around and, lo and behold, anuncios para el Mac en español!Don’t miss the line about Macs selling like churros.
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Matt Drudge gets into the holiday spirit
Looks like the Drudge Report is getting into the Christmas spirit with green and red links! And here I thought my eyesight was going at such a tender age… Well in that case, Happy Hanukkah and a joyous Kwanzaa too!
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5 things you didn’t know about me
Lucas Grindley and Will Sullivan called me out in this enjoyable little game of tag everyone’s got going on. And here I was starting to feel like the chubby kid on the soccer team all over again! So, here we … Continue reading
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Pulitzer Prize shows love to the Web
The Associated Press reported today that the Pulitzer Prize rules will now allow “newspapers to submit video and interactive graphics as part of their entries for the top prize in American print journalism.” Well about gosh durn time! That’s a … Continue reading
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Dave Barry, the original crowdsourcer
Take a gander at Dave Barry’s hilarious Holiday Gift Guide, featuring such wonderful holiday fare as the motorized ice cream cones and nosehair clippers disguised as a finger. But pay attention to each item’s credit lines. Aside from Barry’s enormous … Continue reading
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Sigh. I’m a cut-and-paste ‘expert.’
More interesting comments have come in regarding my previous student advice post. But pay particular attention to the remarks of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune‘s Lucas Grindley. Take note, future interns and recent hires, as Grindley writes: “When folks send me their … Continue reading
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Advice for young journalists
The constant, nagging question in our industry today is what to do about the future of news. Students are that future, and it’s imperative that those of us out in the trenches give them the best guidance possible. I recently … Continue reading
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The crowded media landscape
To help explain how journalism has changed in the last ten years, I tried to give my University of Florida brethren a picture of how the media landscape has been altered by so many choices. While this is not complete … Continue reading
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