media narratives
Leicester's Odds to Win the Title Were Not 5,000-to-1. It Was Way More Unlikely.
Never tell me the odds (unless it's to further a media narrative or coax me into deep depression about the futility of life).
Why Is the Rhetoric So Amped When We Talk About Hope Solo?
Hope Solo seems to earn more vitriol from the media than any other female athlete. Is it overcompensation for all the stories of male athlete domestic violence against women?
The Non-Stories of NFL Training Camp
We're one step closer to football, but oh so far away from actual games.
Gypsy Child Snatchers! (Aren't Coming for Your Kids)
Despite what tabloid hysteria might have you believe, the child in Greece everyone thought had been kidnapped by Roma actually is Roma. Her parents are from Bulgaria, and her mother gave her away because she was too poor to raise her.
Nope, the GOP Still Isn't Libertarian
Article upon article has been written about all the "libertarian Republicans" who are supported by the Tea Party, but those guys look and sound an awful lot like the same far-right evangelical Christians who have dominated the GOP for decades.
Manti Te’o: Another Narrative Bites the Dust
The story of Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend destroyed the ready-made image of the Notre Dame linebacker. He's no longer an Upstanding Young Man, but neither is he Harmlessly Wacky or the related Speaks His Mind About Political Topics. He may be a Student...
