Letters to the Editor
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Free the Fix
Please bring back the Fix, I agree with many of the sentiments already expressed; we need something light to get through the day, we're not interested in other gossip sites, and taking this away has made the site something less than what it was before. Plus those of us in the southern hemisphere are now going into winter...so we need our Fix even more!
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Balance?
Could you perhaps balance getting rid of The Fix by getting rid of You-Know-Who -- the most hated writer at Salon? I really think I don't need to name her -- everyone will know who I mean. Guess not. Whatever this mag is about now, (and who knows what that is), it's NOT the reader.
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Thank God...
Salon is always giving me these pleasant surprises. While even my favourite stately broadsheets are slowly turning into Vacuous Magazine, a publication actually decides on LESS celebrity gossip.
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What I would love...
...is a blog-like daily column of legal news (and no, I'm not talking about the Phil Specter trial.) I'm talking Supreme Court and appellate court stuff. Don't just cover the SCOTUS decisions. You could preview cases, talk about the proceedings and anticipate what decisions could be. You could talk about important appellate court decisions (and maybe even lower court stuff) that's heading to the Supreme Court.
As the recent partial birth abortion case showed, I think it's urgent that the mainstream media be aware of what's taking place now that Roberts and Alito are putting there stamp on things. This current make-up of the court could be Bush's worst legacy.
Throw in the fact that this is a Presidential Election Year and Stephens' likely need to be replaced soon, the Supreme Court could be the forgotten issue in politics this year. Nothing would be worse than the entire country slapping their forheads in unison saying "Why didn't we see this coming?"
I think court issues in general are overlooked by the mainstream media in general. Salon should be making that same mistake.
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Please forgive all the typos
in the previous letter. It's late and I'm tired and I thought about it on my way home and wanted to post it before I forgot it, or it got lost in a 300 letter thread.
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Great News
I think having a column on gossip and popular culture is a horrible idea for a serious publication. I would look at it about once a month and in about ten seconds I would remember why I hadn't looked at it in a month. Spend the same resources covering news, politics, or other serious topics.
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No worries
This is a great move. I never really came to Salon for the Fix anyway. I do really enjoy the features, the cartoons, and Glenn Greenwald, however.
Please feel free to get someone else to review films via replacing Stephanie Zacharek, though. If I could get more decent film reviews on Salon too, it might actually be worth paying for again.
-- a former subscriber
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booooo!
Bring back the fix.
No more bunnies.
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Please Keep the Bunnies
Sorry to see The Fix go. Not my favorite feature, but I did check in everyday, and will miss it.
Please, please, whatever revamping of Video Dog occurs, do not get rid of Rabbit Bites. Love those bunnies.
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Another Day, another hiatus
So if the Fix was axed on Friday, why is there another notice saying "on hiatus" on Saturday???
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I'm also sorry to see it go
As many others have said, if nothing else please give us the daily talk show listings. I'll miss that most of all.
There are places on Table Talk (I'm not going to mention any names) where regular gossip chatter is served up by some of the most amazingly clever TTers. If you reconsider and need someone to take over the job, I'd recommend culling TT :coughBHORCcough: to find some amazingly snarky talent.
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Thanks
I'm glad to see Salon focus on what few other sites offer, even as I admit that I occasionally browsed the Fix. I don't *want* to be the sort of person who dotes on celebrity gossip, and now that will be easier.
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Who needs the Fix
....when Camille Paglia's self-referential navel gazing and tabloid pop cultural references are now a fixture on Salon?
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Give me *something!*
Like others mentioned, I don't read the gossip sites. I don't read entertainment blogs. I subscribe to Salon so that I don't have to go to too many other sites! I skimmed the Fix so that I had a clue about pop culture. It was like a little snack between news meals.
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The Lambster
Mostly, though, we'll miss Scott Lamb. Good luck to you, Scott.
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Great. Now what?
"Here's a suggestion on how to keep the Fix: make it the spot for all the other columnists to dump all the amusing cheesy-poof fluff they find in researching their regular stories and patch it together from that."
A space for "lite" news of all sorts (including celebrity news) would probably keep people happy. Call it what it would be: "Fluff" "Fluff Central" or something.
I've subscribed for years and never read the Fix, and I applaud Salon's decision not to be part of the problem (or, to contribute less to the problem: see the Baldwin story) of celebrity fixation.
BUT, what is going to replace the Fix? How will that extra focus/energy be directed? Joan, maybe you could Blog about some options under consideration and let subscribers have a chance to voice opinions.
Thanks.
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Who's on when
What I miss most with The Fix gone is the listing of who is going to be on The Daily Show and Colbert, and whether they're running a new show or a rerun. I don't look at other gossip sites, and The Fix was pretty much my only link with what was happening in that world, but I can't say I'm not just as happy without that "information" now...
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Not gossip...
Not gossip ... emotional speculation.
(To paraphrase the fabulous Laurie Colwin from her endlessly fun book, Happy All the Time. Reread it every three years for a laugh.)
I loved reading the Fix, and I was enjoying all the broader arts coverage that was added to it, too. But thanks so much, Salon, for being willing to step in and be my "taste police." I feel cleaner already. (snort)
Long time subscriber.