News That I Use
Hey folks. I know a lot of you come here for your daily dose of Jack Kukoda, but I also know how important it is to have a basic understanding of the world around us. I mean, I didn’t gradutate with a B.A. in Political Science without figuring that out. That’s why I’m going to let you in on some of my favorite news sources. That way, you can be just as informed as I am. Get ready.
I get most of my hard news from Moby’s blog. He really seems to have a handle on things and it saves me the trouble of checking multiple news sources. He also eschews proper punctuation, which makes it easier for me to read. It’s like getting all your news from a text message. So keep it up, Mr. Moby. I’m depending on you.
Another good place to get your news is by eavesdropping on strangers’ conversations while riding the subway. I can’t tell you how many times my fellow straphangers have scooped the likes of the New York Times and CNN. It was on the subway that I first heard the report that I should “stay out of Chinatown ’cause they got the bird flu with all those chickens and shit.” Mainstream media, why don’t you get off your high horse and ride the underground shuttle(which is what I call the subway because I’m whimsical) once in a while? You just might learn something.
If you’re looking for an editorial angle, I find that coked-up twenty-somethings have a lot of interesting opinions. I went to a party in Brooklyn a week ago and some of the insights these people had blew my mind. One of them explained to me why President Bush was not a good president in a clear and compendious fashion, and how oil companies are, contrary to popular opinion, not necessarily good. Then he talked about original Nintendo for about two hours straight. Really opened my eyes.
Well, that’s all the news I can give you right now. My apartment is dropping below 60 degrees so I’m going to start a fire in my bathtub with old furniture. Jealous?
