If there was ever the juxtaposition of two stories to perfectly demonstrate how utterly corrupt and devoid of integrity the NCAA is, it would be the just-released report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh on how former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was not only allowed to exist on campus while raping young boys, but largely [...]
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The Boston Phoenix has a lengthy cover story on the murder investigation of “Craigslist Killer’ Philip Markoff. I haven’t read it yet, but it sounds like it’ll be a great read. It includes some interesting side information about what happens when police subpoena Facebook to give up what it has on you, as relayed by The Atlantic Wire: As part of [...]
Some light reading for your Wednesday afternoon: “Christopher George Wallace (1972-1997)—also known as “Notorious B.I.G.”—was a rap musician who was murdered on March 9, 1997. The FBI opened a civil rights/color of law investigation into the murder; the case was closed in 2005. This release consists of FBI files between 1997 and 2005.” The files [...]
If one were to make a list of the most unethical foods a person could eat, Chilean sea bass would be on there, as would shark fin soup and perhaps unanimously so would Foie Gras — the sumptuous duck liver delicacy. (As an aside, the list would probably not have candy, fried foods, soda, or [...]
A Spanish family is using Wikileaks to press for justice after the son, a news cameraman, was killed in a Baghdad hotel bombing in 2003. They think evidence contained within the Wikileaks cable cache will allow them to “open an investigation into whether high-ranking officials here colluded with the US Embassy to stop charges being [...]
There’s nothing better than a good whodunit for a Saturday afternoon. In this case, it’s even better, because the story of a Florida woman found raped and beaten in a ditch (and with no memory of the events to boot), is a true crime story from Mark Bowden. After a woman living in a hotel [...]
ProPublica has launched a huge, hugely important piece of investigative journalism, looking at the cozy relationship between doctors and the pharmaceutical companies. From Good: “Called “Dollars for Docs,” the report and accompanying database is blowing the lid off these dealings which for for a long time have been kept secret. Last year seven companies—representing just [...]
Seriously. The Church of Scientology has hired a journalism team to investigate the St. Petersburg Times, which, you may remember, published some fairly damning feature articles about the religion cult last year. [A] Pulitzer Prize winner, a former “60 Minutes” producer, and the former executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors — are taking the [...]
