Michael Massing

Michael Massing

@MichaelMassing Calilfornia
I edit and write for a living, mostly in health and medical research. I am not the distinguished journalist and media critic of the same name.
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pourmecoffee
I LOL'd.
 
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The Atlantic
President Obama is reassembling the coalition that swept him to victory in 2008
 
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NY Review of Books
Diane Ravitch on public education in Finland, where children take no standardized tests until the end of high school.
 
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Roger Ebert
"The Loving Case" plays on HBO tonight. On Valentine's Day it has a special meaning for people like me. Advance review:
 
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Michael Massing
Rep Fleming, who struggles to feed family on $400K, really can't distinguish reality from fantasy, decries Abortionplex
 
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Kristin Cato
Artmaking needs professionalism, even if no one gets paid. Following through on commitments+realistic expectations are all a part of it.
 
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Michael Massing
A for a . UK e-petition: privatise Thatcher state funeral
 
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Very Short Story
I awoke to an old pirate in my room who spoke of adventure. I elected to stay with Mom and let my dad continue his drunken journey alone.
 
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Helen Gym
Elizabeth Warren on Jon Stewart: 30 of the largest companies in the US are now paying more for lobbying than they are paying in taxes.
 
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pourmecoffee
When I heard Romney won CPAC, I just assumed it was the Caymans Political Action Committee.
 
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John Perry Barlow
Everything terrible is something that needs our love. - Rainer Maria Rilke
 
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pourmecoffee
If Darwin were alive today, he would have to defend his theory against the existence of the GOP primary field.
 
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pourmecoffee
NYT at its very best here with profile of critics of government programs who rely on them in need.
 
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Roger Ebert
The devastating disease that some doctors deny exists, and others treat with methods amounting to torture.
 
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John Perry Barlow
A cat parasite may be making you a worse driver.
 
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John Perry Barlow
Study shows marijuana doesn't threaten lung health. Not that this will matter...
 
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Roger Ebert
Study claims online piracy does not affect box office receipts.
 
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Dan Hayward
Saw a tweet earlier that contraception policy shows Obama Admin 'out of control.' Did anyone say that about near-identical Bush policy?
 
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Security Humor
Your network topology is so bad, the routers are named after beers because of the number of hops involved.
 
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Roger Ebert
The birthday of Darwin, who gave science its most useful theory, inspiring millions to misunderstand what a theory is.