Really? Shame on Salon's "women's corner" for once again demonstrating its utter vapidity. Over and over again, you indulge in the shallow, carping, gossipy gloating that makes any thoughtful human being nauseous.

Lady Gaga's nipple slip. Michelle's failed makeover. Controversial gay kisses.

I'd submit you put in for a name change. Instead of Broadsheet, called it Heathers.

Here I was about to sit down at my computer and write another letter about the foolish yellow journalism one encounters all too often at Broadsheet and Camel does me one better, pointing out what is obviously a REAL STORY, instead of wading through ponds of webscum to search out anonymous comments by morons. Oh the humanity!

I mean really, what's the point, Tracy C-F? While you're off googling for trolls, reader Camel supplies a real scandal.

And while I'm at it, do Broadsheet readers actually give a shit about Jon Gosselin, and is he worth his own item? I really hate this People magazine "women's" feature type gossipy crap that so often appears here. It represents the absolute nadir of what Salon seems to be turning into.

(And yes, I'm still pissed off by the new design and will not be renewing my Premium subscription next week)

There are certain likes or dislikes that reveal oodles about someone.

That Heather doesn't like Larry David's portrayal of himself hardly surprises as many of the shows she's recently heartily recommended have seemed to me insipid and artificial, overplotted, "witty" but marginal: i.e., The Dollhouse (that's a lo-oong step down from Buffy), Flashforward (the first episode of which she adored, though it was pretty clearly hype and silliness from the start), not to mention Hung, which dwindled quickly to mildly unpleasant pointlessness.

In the end, what it tells me is that if Heather truly is bugged by something, I should at least check it out; whereas if she is over the moon, I liberally sprinkle grains of salt.

Really. No links here. Had to search through letters.

Not a good sign at the new improved Salon.

Sorry for the reposts, but where did the discussion of the new Salon design disappear to?

Too many negative comments results in burying everything?

I'm frankly undecided - the front page looks cluttered and a bit silly to me - but surely there must be wisdom in change, eh? So wha'happened to the comments Salon asked for yesterday?

...but where did the discussion of the new Salon design disappear to?

To many negative comments results in burying everything?

I'm frankly undecided - the front page looks cluttered and a bit silly to me - but surely there must be wisdom in change, eh? So wha' happened to the comments Salon asked for yesterday?

But where did the discussion of the new Salon design disappear to?

To many negative comments results in burying everything?

I'm frankly undecided - the front page looks cluttered and a bit silly to me - but surely there must be wisdom in change, eh? So wha'happened to the comments Salon asked for yesterday?

What did McCartney say exactly?

Those pesky per capita cost comparisons of different health care systems around the world should be included in every discussion of health care.

As Sommerby notes in today's Daily Howler:

Total spending on health care, per person, 2007:

United States: $7290

Japan: $2581

This statistic is rarely mentioned in major dailies or on tv. Krugman was the first to bring it up in the NY Times several weeks ago. Why the media cone of silence on the actual numbers and rankings?

And I'll have to respectfully disagree with young Patrick Kennedy. His dad was second to none!

...as commentors indulge in the usual name-calling and gutter polemics.

A cursory reading of these comments reveals, as always, a trickle of thoughtful/insightful remarks and a torrent of tribalism.

What a useless exercise in gossip and innuendo about a marginal topic.

Although, perhaps it fits in with Salon's general drift (sauf Greenwald) seemingly towards the motto: more heat, less light.

Really. What's the point of a review like this?

The headline seems to be a call to action: "Boost week wi-fi with quicky jr ii for the mac"

The body of the article turns weaselly. It "seems" to be a small USB card with big antenna; Kendrick is "not really sure" it works. Could it be a scam? Who knows? Some idiot out there could spend the $90 to find out....

Truly, a complete waste of space.

I think you need to put your specious pop psychology in reverse, and ask yourself why you're so obviously distressed and hostile to the aggregation of righteous indignation and condemnation expressed here.

Hmm. Let me ask myself.

Q: So, Sherrlock, why so obviously distressed and hostile?

Sherrlock: I'm gonna invoke the Hitler clause here, otherwise known as the Godwin Rule of Nazi analogies.

Q: Anything else?

Sherrlock: Yeah, there's the "I'm gonna take my toys and go home" syndrome. Drives me nuts every time I hear it.

Q: Uh huh.

Sherrlock: Not to mention the over-the-top personal polemics.

Q: Moving on....

Sherrlock: And finally the sense that, even with the best and most righteous of intentions, there's always folks who just pile on to join the mob. The whole crowds and power shebang. That personally irritates me no end, despite agreeing with the general sentiments expressed.

Q: Any regrets?

Sherrlock: You betcha. I regret the general loss of civility brought on by relative anonymity - and while there are a number of thoughtful commenters around like Little Brother - all too many are echoing and regurgitating, usually adding silly imprecations and insults into the bargain.