Barack Obama has responded to the controversial cartoon posted on the July 21, issue of the New Yorker magazine. Big up to Ivan Sanchez who first posted the article on EG Radio. The illustrator Barry Blitt, drew Barack wearing traditional Muslim garb while his wife, Michelle, is in fatigues, sporting a big afro, and has an AK-47 slung over her shoulder. A portrait of terrorist Osama Bin Laden hang
The New Yorker Obama Cover - The Barry Blitt illustration is a rather heavy-handed satire of the various smears that have circulated about Barack and Michelle Obama. Essentially, that he is a closet Muslim extremist and she a closet militant. Blitt's unsubtle drawing portrays them in the garb of these personas.
This was bound to happen sooner or later…
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In a statement, the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said:
“Unfortunately, the New Yorker’s front cover cartoon failed to achieve its stated goal of exposing and lampooning right-wing caricatures of the Obamas. These inflammatory images and spurious associations will only serve to reinforce the racism a
You've no doubt read this week about The New Yorker's provocative cover on its most recent edition. I'm choosing not to post it here (I'll discuss why below), but it shows Barack Obama in his fictional Oval Office, flanked by his afro-ed and machine gun toting wife and framed by a proudly displayed image of Osama Bin Laden and an American flag burning in the fireplace. They're giving each other a
Cross posted at Conservatism With Heart
By now anyone paying attention has seen the New Yorker Magazine cover with Barack and Michelle Obama. Even those who don’t pay attention must have seen the cover by now, you can’t get away from it. Still I must give you my take on it.
Barack Obama’s camp has called [...]
The New Yorker magazine's most recent cover presents a very Controversial, Unflattering Caricature of Barack and Michelle Obama.The cartoon depicting Michelle as a Terrorist and Barack as a Muslim, is entitled "The Politics of Fear". It was sketched by Artist Barry BlittIn the background there's also a scene of an American Flag burning in a fireplace.Of course Senator Obama was p*ssed off because
Democratic presidental candidate Barack Obama has been depicted by the New Yorker magazine in tradtional Muslim dress "fist-bumping" Michelle Obama with an Ak 47 machine gun in the Oval Office. Elswhere in the cartoon, an American flag burns in the fireplace below a picture of wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden.The New Yorker claims the cartoon is poking fun at those claiming Barack Obama is a Musli
THIS cover of the latest New Yorker Publication cannot be termed satire!
It is a cheap, racist, incendiary and shameless trick to gain readers — by a failing “Left-Wing” magazine, probably pro-Clinton.
As I have mentioned before, some of the so-called “liberal whites” are just as hopelessly racist as their “cousins” on the extreme right, and I [...]
Oh the irony!
It’s a recruitment poster for the right-wing.
- Jake Tapper Political Punch
Oh happy, happy, joy, joy! Sweet dreams are made of this.
Extra..extra…read all about it.
Update:
Obama’s “Race Card Card”
“We know what kind of campaign they are going to run. They’re going to try to make you afraid. They’re going to try to make [...]
New Yorker es una marca de ropa interior para mujer cuyo lema es "Dress for the moment". El siguiente comercial nos muestra que las mujeres debemos vestir bien por fuera... y por dentro. Espero les guste. Blogalaxia: new yorker, banned commercial, comerciales prohibidos, striptease, strip, sexy girl, underwear, lingerie, lenceria, bra, panty
FIERCE! is a community organization for Transgender, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Queer, and Questioning (TLGBTSQQ) youth of color in New York City. They are working hard to oppose commercial development of Pier 40 which has traditionally been a place for Queer youth to feel safe and hang out. They are trying to build a 24 hour LGBT youth center in its place. Please help with their effor
Mayor Bloomberg and Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum announced that the City is sending a customer service survey to more than 100,000 randomly-selected New York City households to get an assessment of New Yorkers’ opinions of City services.The survey, which will ask residents for their opinions about important characteristics of the City and services provided by city government, will allow New Yor
What an honest look at the U.S and quite possibly, global book buying condition.
Once again, I’m in the middle, because I buy books at the bookstore on a regular basis, but I also buy books online through amazon.com.
Sometimes, technical books are easily found online and cannot be found in stores. This also goes [...]
"The New York State Assembly just voted 102-33 to pass the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) and amend the state’s human rights law to include anti-discrimination protections based on gender identity and expression. This is the first time that GENDA has ever made it to the floor of the Assembly for a vote!We now need you to take a moment to thank your Assemblymember for voting for
My friends at Magnasquids posted this and, since I think it's typical of a certain mind-set, I thought I'd reply.
George Packer's a delusional idiot (I don't know if he's an idiot, but I thought I'd ape his argument style.). Let me elaborate: Democrats think that a general discontent caused mainly by the Iraq war (or arguing the Iraq war) and things unrelated to ideology like responses to disast
Associated Press - May 16, 2008:
Prosecutors say a New York landlord who tried to kill a tenant with a bomb has been indicted on attempted murder and other charges. The tenant lost a leg in the blast.
Prosecutors said Thursday that 38-year-old Yung Tang placed the bomb in a bag next to Israel Halberstam’s minivan while [...]
Malcolm Gladwell (smart guy, puffy hair) has a feature in this week's
The New Yorker about the history of simultaneous invention, the best example being Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray both patenting the telephone on the same day. There are many other examples, leading to the conclusion that "scientific discoveries must, in some sense, be inevitable. They must be in the air, products of the intellectual climate of a specific time and place." The story is put into modern perspective by including scenes drawn from meetings of members of the company called Intellectual Ventures. The founding member, Nathan Myhrvold, also founded Microsoft's R&D labs. His idea for IV was to see if "the kind of insight that leads to invention could be engineered." The whole point being the creation of
A quiet little man was brought before a judge. The judge looked down at the man and then at the charges and then down at the little man in amazement."Can you tell me in your own words what happened?" he asked the man."I'm a mathematician dealing in the nature of proof.""Yes, go on," said the astounded judge."Well, I was at the library and I found the books I wanted and went to take them out. They told me my library card had expired and I had to get a new one. So I went to the registration office and got in another line. And filled outmy forms for another card. And got back in line for my card.""And?" said the judge."And he asked 'Can you prove you're from New York City?' ....So I stabbed him."
My best friend sent me a text message today from 42nd and Eighth:"Just witnessed a heart warming NY moment-this high society looking old white lady just tripped over the curb and this gritty, obviously manual labor type young black dude was the first to rush to her rescue. Looked like he was making sure she was ok for a while too. Good stuff."It reminded me of this and made me proud to be living among the best people in the world."Things I Love" Thursdays are inspired by "I Love New York" (BNY, February 14, 2007).
Darlene tagged me this Accent Test.I got the result but it's unbelievable for me to have such because I haven't been there,the fact is I am in Ireland.Irish accent is completely different for me when I landed here.I found it hard at first but as time goes, I'm becoming adapted to it.HOw's that?Gush...........Thanks Darl for this.At least I know that when I go to New York I won't be having hard times understanding what they say,right?What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Northeast Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if you are from New York City (and not those other places) people would probably be able to tell if they actually heard you speak.Philadelphia The Inland North The Midla
Just when I was thinking about how I'm still a wannabe New Yorker, even though I have a Manhattan address, pay outrageous city taxes, and sport a New York State Driver License, British photographer Nigel Barker hit the nail right on the head in "Six Seconds with Nigel Barker" from a recent edition of Page Six Magazine (a New York Post gossip publication that I don't normally care to read, but was in the seat pocket of the car to Gotham Bar & Grill).The question: Who do you think is the most annoying New Yorker?His answer: The kind of New Yorker that irritates me the most is the wannabe - people who say they are from New York and it turns out they moved here four months ago from Ohio.As a military brat, I've never felt comfortable saying I'm from anywhere. My standard answer to the ques
New Yorker è uno storico periodico statunitense incentrato sulla vita culturale della grande mela New York, la leggenda dice che questo cocktail martini è per l'appunto il preferito dai giornalisti di questa testata. Ho scelto questo aperitivo per testare la granatina che ho comprato in questi giorni, in particolare non volevo qualcosa di troppo dolce e il succo di lime presente in questo drink
Worth recording that with the demise of Elliot Spitzer, 'client #9' of a rich man's brothel, New York State now has the first blind Govenor in the US.David Paterson is also the first black Governor of New York.He is the most senior blind politician in the world, after the demise of David Blunkett (Gordon Brown is blind in one eye).An infection during infancy left him with no sight in his left eye and severely limited vision in his right. He has optic atrophy.He is the son of Basil Paterson, who was the first African American Deputy Mayor of New York City.
Everybody knows that politics breeds strange bedfellows, and this week’s New Yorker cover —titled “I’ll Get It”— provides artist Barry Blitt’s humorous take on the current red phone controversy. Mr. Blitt’s reaction to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent ridiculous boast at Columbia University that there are no homosexuals in Iran —made a few weeks after Senator [...]
Today I was purshased very interesting thing - the bottle of CAPEL Pisco Reservado. Pisco is specific grape brendy produced in Peru and Chile from muscat grape and aged in figuline which are coated with wax.
Signature cocktail for Pisco is Pisco Sour, Pisco Punch, Pisco Bum… But I think
that it is non original. What why I prepare enother drink.
New Yorker (exotic)
20 ml Galliano
30 ml pisco
30 ml fresh grapefruit juice
15 ml fresh lime juice
10 ml gomme syrup
Shake. Cocktail glass.
Lee Lorenz, a long time artist for The New Yorker, is being accused of plagiarizing a 1984 Far Side cartoon.
The New Yorker
The Far Side
Obviously, the two cartoons are quite similar, but is this really a case of plagiarism? I’m not sure.
Someone would really have to be an idiot to think that they could get away with ripping off a Far Side cartoon. The Far Side has been around for a long time. The cartoons have been republished on the web, newspapers, and in books for years. The more popular cartoons have been made into gift-giving cards, t-shirts, and other merchandise. Fans know the work backwards and forwards.
I could see this happening maybe with a young kid. But I find it hard to believe that an established cartoonist with a publication as popular as The New Yorker would think that they could do this without getting caught.
I think that this is one of the few situations where 2 different cartoonist came up with a similar gag - parallel thinking.
One of the edit
Hardbeatnews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Oct. 18, 2007: Reports of the horrific massacre of family pets in Puerto Rico last week has spurred a New York resident to launch a web-based petition to urge the island’s governor to launch a serious investigation.
In the weeks since Madeleine L'Engle's passing, there have been some truly wonderful things said about her. I've learned more about Ms. L'Engle and her writing in the last month or so than I had my whole life, and I considered myself to be pretty knowledgable before. So before these writings fade into internet archive obscurity, I want to point out a few of my favorites. But before I do that, I have to talk about the infamous New Yorker piece.
To many, this was at best an unflattering portrait of L'Engle. If you're the type of person who puts your heroes on pedestals, this is probably not the article for you. But if you, like myself, are interested in the universe from which people create, then this is one of the most fascinating reads you could ever come across. It brings to light two things about L'Engle. One, her humanity. As much as people like myself love to quote her and be amazed by some of the ideas she's espoused over the years, she was a normal person with
Alex Ross linked to the bass blog (along with the fabulous oboeinsight and several other classical music blogs) in his recent New Yorker column titled The Well-Tempered Web. Check out this piece by Alex--it is a very interesting look at his own experiences blogging (he started The Rest is Noise in 2004) and how, while the Internet may be killing the profits of mainstream pop artists, classical music is thriving as a result of it. Thanks for the mention, Alex! It's humbling to think of this blog as a piece of the thriving Internet classical music community. Check out The Well-Tempered Web from The New Yorker.
So you did not file your income tax returns for at least ten years, and here you come back into the country finding out that the IRS had been contacting you through your old good address but to no avail. Until such time that they find out of your quiet return to the country, they will automatically send for you to pay your dues for those ten years of being unable to file your income tax returns.
As we were checking out of our hotel yesterday morning, we hit a snag in saying goodbye to the Windy City. While I waited with our luggage cart and Mira, asleep in her carseat, Aaron took Cordy to go get the car, which was parked in a garage across the street. However, he soon returned without the car."I can't get to the car. They won't let anyone cross the street."Sure enough, the street was blocked off by Chicago police, with a few construction workers wandering the deserted street. They were moving steel beams by helicopter, and although I could hear the helicopter, never once did I see it pass over the street.We waited patiently at first, hoping it would only take a few minutes. During that time, I got to say goodbye to several bloggers as they passed through the lobby, as well as chat with Lisa Stone about the need for a BlogHer Mommy conference (seriously, we need one!). Cordy ran around the lobby, tripping up men in business suits and closing off the revolving door by laying i
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Wilson James Baston, Jr., a/k/a ”Wil James,” a/k/a ”Will James,” the President and Founder of Will James Equity Partners, Inc., was arrested on charges that he defrauded investors of over $16 million. According to the two count Complaint filed in Manhattan federal court: In 2002, Baston created Will James Equity Partners, Inc., which purported to be a real estate investment program which purchased distressed properties in the New …Read More...
Ever feel like politicians operate on a different level than we do?
Back in January, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered his annual State of the City Address (see video above). “This year,” said the mayor, “ we’ll begin a revolutionary innovation in crime-fighting: Equipping “911″ call centers to receive digital images and videos New Yorkers send from cell phones and computers something no other city in the world is doing (sic).” So if a New Yorker happened to see a crime in progress, she or he could be part of the solution—maybe even part of prevention.
Segue to June, 2007, when four Muslim men came up with a stellar plan to advance their cause. Three of them were arrested, for allegedly planning to destroy John F. Kennedy International Airport. Had the alleged plan worked, thousands of people might have died. Billions of dollars in property damage would have occurred had plans succeeded to blow up a jet fuel artery that runs through reside
A study released on Tuesday revealed that New York was responsible for a full 1% of the United States' greenhouse gases. Coming much later in the article is the key point - that at 8.7 million people the Big Apple accounts for almost 3% of the total US population, meaning that the footprint of your average New Yorker is about 1/3 that of your average American.The lesson? If every American lived like a New Yorker the US wouldn't have to agree to the Kyoto Protocol - because they already would have reached its targets. Mayor Michael Bloomberg had commissioned the study to evaluate the city's progress in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030. Cheers to real leadership.
A study released on Tuesday revealed that New York was responsible for a full 1% of the United States' greenhouse gases. Coming much later in the article is the key point - that at 8.7 million...
Earth-centred news for the health of air, water, habitat and the fight against global warming
The New Yorker Video CartoonsWe remember the relief we felt when The New Yorker first came online. This past month, the magazine launched a major redesign and thrilled us all over again. Among the fresh offerings now sparkling at newyorker.com, the animated versions of their classic cartoons are surely the most unexpected. We'd love to know what went down in the periodical's conference room when they hashed out this concept. In some ways, it's as nonsensical as animating the Mona Lisa. Why change what's already perfect? On the other hand, we recently found ourselves forwarding more than a few of the 10-second videos. Many of our long-time favorites are here: the dogs surfing the Internet, the mouse unthinkingly playing with the cat, the snail besotted with the tape dispenser. It's curious, and a little odd, to watch them move and hear them speak. For no other reason than that, they're worth checking out. Who knows, maybe we'll end up considering them genius. www.best-fun-games.c
I have a new friend named Sera, who shared with me tonight her theory on people who move to New York. Sera is a transplant from Vermont, whose love affair with New York City is four years strong and works as an assistant for a small, but revolutionary company that has been working with our digital division for months. Phone and AOL instant messenger communication between us has been so extensive that we finally decided that we should actually meet.Even if technology-assisted interaction has led you to believe that you might click with someone in person, there's still always that apprehension when you actually decide to meet. Fortunately Sera was almost exactly what I expected from what I knew via her phone and IM personality. I liked her immediately on all fronts. She is so cool that we hung out longer than I expected and was late getting home to catch Terrence's first IBL game on Internet radio (7pm PST/10pm EST).Side thought: That is one thing that I don't like about living in New
The New Yorker review is here, and they loved Ms Ehle!
Herzen and his wife, his first cousin Natalie (Jennifer Ehle, appropriately luscious and self-regarding here), hope for better medical attention for their child abroad, but they cannot move to Europe without government approval. Alexander and Varvara's eldest daughter, Liubov (Jennifer Ehle, who is stupendous in the role), on the other hand, is intelligent, a reader and a writer, the soft counterpart to her brother's brashness and blind pronouncements.
Excuse the french, but Slack Bastard has written a critique of the New Yorker article that was earlier published, if you're interested. You have to watch the french in that too.
Livejournal-er, Uberspock, loved CoU.
The lengthy descriptions of cooking that we find in modern literature are a way of artfully representing, rather than actually reproducing, our mental life—a modelled illusion, rather than a snapshot of the thing.
Cooking, consciousness, McEwan, Proust, and Grass. From a back issue of The New Yorker, here's a good essay ...
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