Archive for category: Journalism

Daring Fireball Truth and Reconciliation Commission    (2015.06.12)

King of Macintosh journalists John Gruber, like his fellow-traveller male technology hacks, has much to answer for after they spent years hushing up the fact Tim Cook is gay

Russell Smith changes his mind, apparently    (2015.03.14)

A mere 18 years later, Russell Smith changes his mind about Bruce LaBruce

Before there was David Carr there was Sid Adilman    (2015.02.21)

Canadian hacks must not forget Sid Adilman, who germinated dozens of journalistic careers, including my own

Numbers, like his expertise, start at 0 for Jeer Heet    (2014.11.08)

“Twitter essays” are a failure, but let’s not tell Jeet Heer that

Jason Snell, not a defender of the closet    (2014.10.31)

Jason Snell grew and learned from his mistakes in covering gay CEO Tim Cook

Glenn Fleishman, defender of the closet    (2014.10.31)

Of course we were right to report that Tim Cook is gay. To complain about defence of the closet, though, elicited “Fuck off” from Glenn Fleishman

Young journos’ technical incompetence    (2014.09.25)

Twitter isn’t journalism. Take heed, near-defamer Karen 8 K. Ho. (January 2015: Now with belated response from her)

A sudden rash of lesbian lying about gay men’s “disposable income”    (2014.08.27)

Julie Bindel and Rachel Swan should know better than to publish falsehoods about gay men’s incomes

Holly Hunter manquée Kara Swisher    (2014.08.27)

Kara Swisher: “I essentially called him a pig, with my name attached,” Swisher says. “You have to stand up and not be embarrassed or victimized.” When she subsequently saw McLaughlin at a party, she says, he told her, “ ‘Most people in this town stab you in the back, but you stabbed me in the front, and I appreciate that.’ I said ‘Anytime, you son of a bitch’ ”