Newspaper Bailout?

Reason TV:


Journalistic independence, that's a biggy.

Solutions for newspapers or in other words when I'll start paying for my news:

1. Get rid of the stupid folded super large paper versions of newspapers. It's hard to focus when I have to fold a paper 10 times and need to try to find the rest of a story on A12. Plus I get ink on my hands and it smudges. Go the Economist route, and use a magazine format. I know, I know, it's the traditional newspaper image, but whatever, I'm a consumer and I want to read with ease.

2. Do what Star Tribune is doing, even though it has its flaws for making profit. I'm sorry, I'm not going to pay money to know what's going on in Pakistan, that's what Google News is for. Yet I am willing to pay for in depth investigative journalism.

3. Christian Science Monitor style, all online.

A big NO to bailing out the newspaper industry.

Star Trek Review

The film worked real well as a Sci-Fi film, and I liked it. As someone who occasionally watched Star Trek: The Next Generation when I was younger, I have some idea what Star Trek is about. For me, this film blasts everything before it out of the water. There were many moments that were just pure awesome, something that even the Wrath of Khan couldn't accomplish. That being said, I'm a big fan of J.J. Abrams, and maybe my taste for his work is simply why I like this movie so much. Cinematography was beautiful, and the score great (same guy who does Lost). Check it out.

Stark Rating
Entertainment Value: **** (4 out of 5)
Artistic Value: *** (3 out of 5)