Newser - Opinionhttp://www.newser.com/2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorMon, 23 Nov 2009 4:10:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74584/nyt-to-blankfein-your-apology-is-bull.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiLloyd Blankfein took his sweet time acknowledging his firm's role in almost toppling the financial system, and the New York Times editorial board stewed until today, when the paper's audience is largest. The Goldman Sachs CEO said in a speech this week, "We participated in things that were clearly wrong...http://www.newser.com/story/74584/nyt-to-blankfein-your-apology-is-bull.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiSun, 22 Nov 2009 16:53:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74579/book-tour-shows-palin-hitting-a-nerve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiJust 5 days into her book tour, first-time author Sarah Palin is attracting crowds so huge and adoring that they're feeding speculation about her political future. The philosophy that moved one fan to call her "the female Ronald Reagan" is nothing new, experts tell Erika Bolstad of the Anchorage Daily...http://www.newser.com/story/74579/book-tour-shows-palin-hitting-a-nerve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiSun, 22 Nov 2009 14:46:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74546/twitter-crack-and-other-web-equivalents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiWe all have our favorite Internet time-wasters; now, Patrick Moberg gives us their equivalents in real-world vices: Twitter is crack cocaine: “Fucking ANYONE is your friend. Yuppies do it on their iPhone. Cheap. Short. Fruitless.” Tumblr is a bottle of wine: “A quiet night in with a couple friends …...http://www.newser.com/story/74546/twitter-crack-and-other-web-equivalents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:28:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74547/palin-our-first-wwe-politician.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiSarah Palin is America’s “first WWE politician,” barren of actual political ideas but on a crusade against “assholes,” Matt Taibbi writes. The governor-turned-author is “a cartoon combatant who inspires stadiums full of frustrated middle American followers who will cheer for her against whichever villain they trot out, be it Newsweek...http://www.newser.com/story/74547/palin-our-first-wwe-politician.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiSun, 22 Nov 2009 10:44:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74541/46-years-after-kennedy-the-virus-of-hate-is-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiTomorrow’s 46th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination provides an occasion for Mark Warren to examine “the paranoid strain in the American polity” that has reasserted itself since the election of President Obama, and finds in a Texas Republican congressman just the sort of “skinhead reprobate” whose demagoguery could move one...http://www.newser.com/story/74541/46-years-after-kennedy-the-virus-of-hate-is-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiSat, 21 Nov 2009 9:08:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74508/rihannas-rated-r-a-dark-treat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiRihanna's been through a lot since she released her last album, and the excellent Rated R is all the better for it, writes Greg Kot. After the much-publicized Chris Brown incident, her music has become darker and more serious than the airy pop of "Umbrella" and "SOS." Most of the...http://www.newser.com/story/74508/rihannas-rated-r-a-dark-treat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiFri, 20 Nov 2009 17:41:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74500/anonymous-posters-bedevil-tripadvisor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiSome recent snafus have taught TripAdvisor the hard way that crowdsourcing may be powerful, but it isn’t always reliable. In one recent incident, a new boutique hotel shot to the top of the site’s Miami Beach hotel rankings on a flood of positive reviews—until one reviewer implied they’d all...http://www.newser.com/story/74500/anonymous-posters-bedevil-tripadvisor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:35:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74502/project-runway-limps-to-seasons-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiIt was hard to care who won last night’s Project Runway season finale, but it was easy to say who lost: fans. The move to Lifetime—and, probably more important, the switch in production companies—proved disastrous for the once-brilliant reality show, Heather Havrilesky writes for Salon . “The story of...http://www.newser.com/story/74502/project-runway-limps-to-seasons-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74445/bullock-shines-in-crowd-pleasing-blind-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiThe Blind Side lacks inherent suspense—it's based on the true story of Michael Oher, a rookie offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. But the tale of a homeless African-American teen adopted by big-hearted white yuppies, at bottom a Sandra Bullock vehicle, goes over big in football country. Writer-director John...http://www.newser.com/story/74445/bullock-shines-in-crowd-pleasing-blind-side.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opiFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:25:49 CST