I think they've had about 12 hours to fix this error, and several comments to fix it, since it is an online news outlet. A simple online edit, by the writer, or the webmaster, is all that would be required.
No correction so far.
#YouHadOneJob
To be quite honest, most wire stories that go out on newspaper websites rarely get corrected. Something this egregious should be, of course, and it would be at some newspapers, but not much time is devoted to online wire stories like this. The editors are much more concerned with the print edition and any local content, and they are already overburdened. Whoever wrote the headline is too busy checking the wire and getting the next story online. The webmaster is only concerned with making sure everything is working properly. The simple fact is that wire stories that will quickly cycle out tend to be ignored once they're released. Newspapers no longer have the man-power to do everything they should.
OTOH, this typo has probably generated more clicks in a few hours than they usually get in a month.
True! Perhaps they are getting a lot of monetized page views...
I think they've had about 12 hours to fix this error, and several comments to fix it, since it is an online news outlet. A simple online edit, by the writer, or the webmaster, is all that would be required.
No correction so far.
#YouHadOneJob
To be quite honest, most wire stories that go out on newspaper websites rarely get corrected. Something this egregious should be, of course, and it would be at some newspapers, but not much time is devoted to online wire stories like this. The editors are much more concerned with the print edition and any local content, and they are already overburdened. Whoever wrote the headline is too busy checking the wire and getting the next story online. The webmaster is only concerned with making sure everything is working properly. The simple fact is that wire stories that will quickly cycle out tend to be ignored once they're released. Newspapers no longer have the man-power to do everything they should.
OTOH, this typo has probably generated more clicks in a few hours than they usually get in a month.
True! Perhaps they are getting a lot of monetized page views...
Depends on how they do it, but my paper charges a flat fee of $25 for an ad to run online for 30 days. The ad follows the visitor from page to page. So they don't get paid by the click, though obviously the more clicks they get each month, the more they can charge for the ads.
Became friends awhile back with a guy in town who is an avid comic collector. We were talking about DC and I told him I've tried a few titles over the last couple of years, but very few of them grabbed me and so I'm still primarily a Marvel guy. Told him I really love the DC characters and Universe and would love to find some great DC material to read. He recommends I borrow either Ed Brubaker's Gotham Central run or Grant Morrison's JLA run from him. Any thoughts on these 2 series?
Became friends awhile back with a guy in town who is an avid comic collector. We were talking about DC and I told him I've tried a few titles over the last couple of years, but very few of them grabbed me and so I'm still primarily a Marvel guy. Told him I really love the DC characters and Universe and would love to find some great DC material to read. He recommends I borrow either Ed Brubaker's Gotham Central run or Grant Morrison's JLA run from him. Any thoughts on these 2 series?
Both are very good and very different from each other. Gotham Central is very street level, more Hill Street Blues than Batman. JLA is probably the best Justice League ever done, outside of maybe the bwah-ha-ha JL. Suitably powerful villains, serious stories which still maintain a sense of awe and wonder and fun, and great character interactions.
The Morrison run on JLA is perhaps Morrison at his most "normal" if that makes sense. He delivered a straight-up superhero story without a lot of the psychedelic mumbo-jumbo he'll often bring to a book. Some spoiler-free highlights include:
- Bigger Than Life: This version of the JLA doesn't just fight supper-baddies...at one point they take on actual angels from heaven and planet-killing space-baddies. - The concept that Plastic Man is actually the most powerful hero in the DC Universe, and everyone needs to be afraid of him. - Introduced Zauriel and Prometheus. Two great characters. One is a replacement Hawkman with celestial overtones, and the other one answers the question What would Batman be like if he were a bad guy from the very beginning? - Best version of Aquaman prior to his New 52 series. Made very clear in the first story arc.
Well worth picking up. Some great, great comics were made back in the 90s, no matter what they tell you. :)
Finally an article dealing with my favorite mixer of the mid 2000s Hpnotiq. I used to love drinking an Incredible Hulk (Smurf juice and Cognac) during my college/early post-college years. Tips for drinking Hpno. 1) If you are over 25 stop it. You are too old to be drinking that fruity crap. 2) Drink cold (do not put in your freezer because the fruit drink will freeze but not the liquor) 3) Always drink while listening to mid 2000s rap music (Camron, Twista, Ludacris, you know the staples)
Sometimes I miss those days, but then I remember I used to mix browns with colas instead of water. I was stupid.
Finally an article dealing with my favorite mixer of the mid 2000s Hpnotiq. I used to love drinking an Incredible Hulk (Smurf juice and Cognac) during my college/early post-college years. Tips for drinking Hpno. 1) If you are over 25 stop it. You are too old to be drinking that fruity crap. 2) Drink cold (do not put in your freezer because the fruit drink will freeze but not the liquor) 3) Always drink while listening to mid 2000s rap music (Camron, Twista, Ludacris, you know the staples)
Sometimes I miss those days, but then I remember I used to mix browns with colas instead of water. I was stupid.
I'm sorry, what were you saying? All I heard was something about the Hulk popping the heads off of Smurfs and squeezing their innards into a drink.
Finally an article dealing with my favorite mixer of the mid 2000s Hpnotiq. I used to love drinking an Incredible Hulk (Smurf juice and Cognac) during my college/early post-college years. Tips for drinking Hpno. 1) If you are over 25 stop it. You are too old to be drinking that fruity crap. 2) Drink cold (do not put in your freezer because the fruit drink will freeze but not the liquor) 3) Always drink while listening to mid 2000s rap music (Camron, Twista, Ludacris, you know the staples)
Sometimes I miss those days, but then I remember I used to mix browns with colas instead of water. I was stupid.
I'm sorry, what were you saying? All I heard was something about the Hulk popping the heads off of Smurfs and squeezing their innards into a drink.
When my daughter has to take amoxicillin (pink gooey antibiotic for those without kids prone to get ear infections) I call it Smurf guts. She hates it, but I learned she can be distracted enough if you make up a song about Smurf guts (and the smurfs that went into making it). Moral of the story: I've learned the names of most of the TV smurfs so that I can rhyme lyrics on how they were squished.
Finally an article dealing with my favorite mixer of the mid 2000s Hpnotiq. I used to love drinking an Incredible Hulk (Smurf juice and Cognac) during my college/early post-college years. Tips for drinking Hpno. 1) If you are over 25 stop it. You are too old to be drinking that fruity crap. 2) Drink cold (do not put in your freezer because the fruit drink will freeze but not the liquor) 3) Always drink while listening to mid 2000s rap music (Camron, Twista, Ludacris, you know the staples)
Sometimes I miss those days, but then I remember I used to mix browns with colas instead of water. I was stupid.
I'm sorry, what were you saying? All I heard was something about the Hulk popping the heads off of Smurfs and squeezing their innards into a drink.
When my daughter has to take amoxicillin (pink gooey antibiotic for those without kids prone to get ear infections) I call it Smurf guts. She hates it, but I learned she can be distracted enough if you make up a song about Smurf guts (and the smurfs that went into making it). Moral of the story: I've learned the names of most of the TV smurfs so that I can rhyme lyrics on how they were squished.
I just finished reading Final Crisis for the first time... I have no idea what happened or what it was really about.
Yeah. It starts one direction and then ends up someplace really different. Did you read Superman Beyond? I think that's an essential part of the story.
So Hurricane Joaquin is predicted to make landfall somewhere in the NC/Virginia coastline (these guys have been awful at predicting paths/strength the last few years). Which brings up a scary fact, we are in danger of having a real life Sharknado. What was the summer story? Sharks on the rampage in NC. Now they will get the chance to eat all the land dwellers, who refused to go swimming.
I know this might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I've been reading Simmons since he first started at ".com". ESPN was a fledgling website and Page 2 was "fire". Remember Hunter S Thompson's incredible 911 column, or the terrible 24 College Ave (its in flash so yeah, and that's all I can find of it any more) by Jim Caple and illustrated by Howard Chaykin? The internet was fun back in the early/mid 2000s.
I know this might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I've been reading Simmons since he first started at ".com". ESPN was a fledgling website and Page 2 was "fire". Remember Hunter S Thompson's incredible 911 column, or the terrible 24 College Ave (its in flash so yeah, and that's all I can find of it any more) by Jim Caple and illustrated by Howard Chaykin? The internet was fun back in the early/mid 2000s.
It was good to hear him back. He's made comments about ESPN, but I don't think we've heard nothing yet
Oooph well the Bulldawgs were on the butt end of a butt kicking. The Falcons did OK and the NBA is starting soon. So I have something to pay attention to.
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Who would have guessed Disco Inferno would have been that interesting? He gave a really different view of wcw/Kevin Nash/the last days of Nitro.
- Bigger Than Life: This version of the JLA doesn't just fight supper-baddies...at one point they take on actual angels from heaven and planet-killing space-baddies.
- The concept that Plastic Man is actually the most powerful hero in the DC Universe, and everyone needs to be afraid of him.
- Introduced Zauriel and Prometheus. Two great characters. One is a replacement Hawkman with celestial overtones, and the other one answers the question What would Batman be like if he were a bad guy from the very beginning?
- Best version of Aquaman prior to his New 52 series. Made very clear in the first story arc.
Well worth picking up. Some great, great comics were made back in the 90s, no matter what they tell you. :)
I used to love drinking an Incredible Hulk (Smurf juice and Cognac) during my college/early post-college years.
Tips for drinking Hpno.
1) If you are over 25 stop it. You are too old to be drinking that fruity crap.
2) Drink cold (do not put in your freezer because the fruit drink will freeze but not the liquor)
3) Always drink while listening to mid 2000s rap music (Camron, Twista, Ludacris, you know the staples)
Sometimes I miss those days, but then I remember I used to mix browns with colas instead of water. I was stupid.
Moral of the story: I've learned the names of most of the TV smurfs so that I can rhyme lyrics on how they were squished.
2. Have you and your daughter seen that Unicef ad from Belgium? You're gonna love it.
(TRIGGER WARNINGS-- Horrors of war, Belgians.)
Happy 15th Anniversary Vince
Even in a weak division... The Mets!
Did you read Superman Beyond? I think that's an essential part of the story.
What was the summer story? Sharks on the rampage in NC. Now they will get the chance to eat all the land dwellers, who refused to go swimming.
I know this might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I've been reading Simmons since he first started at ".com". ESPN was a fledgling website and Page 2 was "fire".
Remember Hunter S Thompson's incredible 911 column, or the terrible 24 College Ave (its in flash so yeah, and that's all I can find of it any more) by Jim Caple and illustrated by Howard Chaykin?
The internet was fun back in the early/mid 2000s.
I saw this picture today and thought about you
The Falcons did OK and the NBA is starting soon. So I have something to pay attention to.