‘Suck on this’ Thomas Friedman

You may have heard that NYT columnist Thomas Friedman was recently hit with a pie at a speech he was giving. Yes, above is the video. The proof is in the pudding, or meringue perhaps.

Friedman has been under fire since an appearance on Charlie Rose where he summed up the War in Iraq by saying: “Suck on this!”

What does this have to do with online journalism? Nothing, it’s just rather hilarious. Carry on.

5ive things to read today

“Dude, I’m frickin’ baked, but this cookie is delicious.” (DENNIS COOK/ASSOCIATE PRESS)

Another great moment in photography


KFC outside of the Grand Mosque in Mecca during the annual hajj pilgrimage.


Talk about the exporting of America. This KFC is located outside of the Grand Mosque and, in keeping with Muslim customs, has separate lines for men and women and all meat is halal (killed in accordance with Islamic law).

Why don’t the marketing and corporate sales teams of major corporations work for the State Department or for the Bush administration? They are apparently better at exporting our ways of life than our government is. Not that I condone the encroaching corporate behemoth that threatens to swallow the world whole and destroy all notion of culture and uniqueness. However if we can force KFC (and McDonald’s and Wal-Mart)on the Middle East, why can’t we bring some semblance of peace there as well?

Oh right, because the ‘War in Iraq’ is not about peace, it’s about money, oil and legacy. Sorry, forgot.

Finals week

It’s the last week of the semester, which means finals. Now being in journalism I don’t have finals per se, but a lot of small projects to sew up and finish off.

So I’m taking the week off from this blog (though I still may hit up the UCF blog, I’ve got to try and get as much traffic there as possible.) Be back in week when things aren’t as hectic.

See you, and until then, here’s a little something to give you nightmares.