Common Sense from Ann Coulter on...

...the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case.

"However the Duke lacrosse rape case turns out, one lesson that absolutely will not be learned is this: You can severely reduce your chances of having a false accusation of rape leveled against you if you don't hire strange women to come to your house and take their clothes off for money.

Also, you can severely reduce your chances of being raped if you do not go to strange men's houses and take your clothes off for money. (Does anyone else detect a common thread here?)"

Whole column here...

What a Great Essay...

Andy Crouch (no relation to Paul and Jan) is one of the most gifted writers in Christendom. One of his recent essays made some excellent points about how grim and joyless so many veterans of the culture wars have gotten.

Disturbing Factoids

Among the many Drudgereport headlines I scanned this morning to start my day...

MAG: Madeleine Albright Can Leg-Press 400 Pounds...

Good to know. Thanks Matt, for keeping me informed.

Don't Be Skippin' My Spot!

Tied along with Disney-ABC's move into TV on Internet is the inability to scoot past the ever-present sponsor. Read all about it here (free subscription required and recommended).

The Evolution of TV on the Internet Continues

...takes a baby step...

Dayparting Your Outbound Email

Does it matter what time of day you send out your mass emails to subscribers? A new study says, "Yes, indeed!" But the best time of day is determined by the type of person at the other end of the connection.

James Lileks on Katie's New Job

Lileks:
"As for Katie Couric taking over the CBS news: if you spot me a whoop, I could probably muster a de-do, but I?d have to borrow the de, and I?m not putting down a deposit. My paper has the story on the front page, above the fold, with a big photo of La Femme Perqui; the headline reads NEW ANCHOR, NEW ERA.

In other news: "Captain Smith, you stand relieved. I?ll take the helm." "Thank you, Mr. Lightholler."

Read the whole thing here...

CBS News Goes with Perky Liberal

Well so much for "moving to center" and reestablishing CBS News' credibility and perceived objectivity in the aftermath of Rathergate/Memron.

Katie Couric has been selected to permanently fill Dan Rather's old chair as the anchor of CBS Evening News. Not that many will notice. The big threee broadcast networks have been losing audience for years.

Couric has been a major success in the morning daypart as America's perky liberal attack dog. But I'm not sure perky works for reading the evening news.

The Media Research Center has a great summary of Katie's documented liberal bias here.