Entering the medical system, whether a hospital, a nursing home or a clinic, is often degrading. At the hospital where Ms. Duffy was a patient and at many others the small courtesies that help lubricate and dignify civil society are neglected precisely when they are needed most, when people are feeling acutely cut off from others and betrayed by their own bodies.NYTimes, By BENEDICT CAREY.
At a restaurant with Max, I overheard the people behind us talking about tv shows:
Katie Couric says she'll decide this fall whether to continue her long-running morning television partnership with Matt Lauer.What I say is: Who fucking cares? Those shows are ALL the same. They all create segments which attempt to instill a great deal of fear and anxiety into the hearts and minds of the public. Rarely do you see a story of substance that focuses on something positive, or more importantly, genuinely interesting. Give me Christian Amanpour (even it is with CNN) any day!!
