In an article in Slate, Jack Shafer argues that Jim Romenesko's Web site is making journalism more transparent by publicizing journalistic transgressions that would otherwise not have gotten much attention in the media. He cites the example of Mitch Albom, whose column in the Detroit Free Press has been suspended...

A few friends and I have been conjecturing lately on why Asians like karaoke so much. My theory was that creativity is not cultivated in Asian cultures to the extent that it is in America. Emphasis tends to be on academic and professional success. So instead of dreaming about becoming...