By Paul Krassner The viral photo of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in her stars and stripes bikini, proudly gripping a rifle, flooded Internet wires-only to spread once more when the photo proved to be a fake. But the image’s influence holds, even though it’s a fraud. And 2006 research by John Bullock of Yale University [...]
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How misinformation works
October 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
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Welcome to Camp Mogul
September 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment
By Paul Krassner Welcome to Camp Mogul by Paul Krassner My irreverent friend, Khan Manka, Chairman & CEO of Manka Brothers Studios, had broken his ankle and was afraid he wouldn’t be able to attend the 26th annual gathering of the nation’s most powerful executives and their trophy wives in Sun Valley, Idaho. I really [...]
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And now in Krassner’s Korner..
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
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George Carlin, R.I.P. By Paul Krassner
June 25th, 2008 · No Comments
In December 1962, when Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenity at the Gate of Horn in Chicago, the police broke open his candy bars, looking for dope. They checked the IDs of audience members, including George Carlin, who told the cops, “I don’t believe in IDs.” Then they arrested *him* for disorderly conduct, dragged him [...]
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