AUDub 11,204 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Excerpts have been posted on the New Yorker. Simply incredible. https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-espionage/the-black-cube-chronicles-the-private-investigators The Black Cube Chronicles: The Private Investigators How two operatives tasked with surveilling reporters became embroiled in an international plot to suppress sexual-assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,481 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 On 10/12/2019 at 10:46 AM, AUDub said: Excerpts have been posted on the New Yorker. Simply incredible. https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-espionage/the-black-cube-chronicles-the-private-investigators Anyone surprised? Didnt think so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,204 Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Going to be refreshing my Kindle like crazy come midnight tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,513 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I wonder if PBS's "Frontline" will do an updated program on Weinstein. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/weinstein/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,204 Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 OK so I'm in Vidalia for work this weekend and brought the book with me to read in the hotel. Just finished, in fact. Couldn't put it down. Let me just say this is probably one of the most important books I have ever read. He earned that damned Pulitzer. Oh, and d'aw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,481 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 So? Synopsis man! We demand a synopsis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,204 Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 15 hours ago, DKW 86 said: So? Synopsis man! We demand a synopsis! Rich people have too much ******* power and can do very scary things if you're perceived to be a threat to them, the media is - by and large - a g*d-damned mess of an old boy's club with its various winks and nods and general shadiness, NBCUniversal needs to be destroyed from the top down and Ronan Farrow is God's gift to journalism. Better? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,481 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, AUDub said: Rich people have too much ******* power and can do very scary things if you're perceived to be a threat to them, the media is - by and large - a god-damned mess of an old boy's club with its various winks and nods and general shadiness, NBCUniversal needs to be destroyed from the top down and Ronan Farrow is God's gift to journalism. Better? lol Pretty much what i assumed. I used to work for the company that owned NBCU, I expected no less. Just a 1%ers & Media GOB Club that covers everyone's ass, where rules only are followed by us mere mortals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,204 Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, DKW 86 said: Pretty much what i assumed. I used to work for the company that owned NBCU, I expected no less. Just a 1%ers & Media GOB Club that covers everyone's ass, where rules only are followed by us mere mortals? Get a copy though, man. You'd think you're reading a Tom Clancy spy drama, but it's all real. Downright frightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,481 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, AUDub said: Get a copy though, man. You'd think you're reading a Tom Clancy spy drama, but it's all real. Downright frightening. Dont worry, i am. it sounds like much of what my friend with MSNBC says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,204 Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 22 minutes ago, DKW 86 said: Dont worry, i am. it sounds like much of what my friend with MSNBC says. He speaks pretty highly of the rank and file there. One in particular is Maddow. During an appearance on her show in the aftermath of the Weinstein story dropping, he wanted to tiptoe around the issue of why he ended up at the New Yorker with a story he began researching at NBC, but on which they slammed the brakes, in order to keep the peace. She didn't let him off the hook and got the answer she wanted from him, damn how it made her bosses look. Maddow catches a lot of hell, not all of it entirely undeserved, but she's a principled journalist, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AUDub 11,204 Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 Maddow doing some good work stirring s*** up. https://www.rawstory.com/2019/10/rachel-maddow-drops-bombshell-on-nbc-news-during-ronan-farrow-interview/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homersapien 11,513 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I wouldn't count him out just yet: Harvey Weinstein’s night out looks a lot like the groundwork for a comeback Weinstein’s been going out in public a lot lately. https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/10/25/20932084/harvey-weinstein-comeback-actors-hour-downtime-bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,204 Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 1st episode of the Catch and Kill podcast is up. Pretty good listen. Igor Ostrovskiy, the PI with a conscience that spilled the beans to Farrow, was the guest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,481 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NolaAuTiger 3,295 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 7:22 PM, AUDub said: OK so I'm in Vidalia for work this weekend and brought the book with me to read in the hotel. Just finished, in fact. Impressive speed. I am envious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,204 Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 32 minutes ago, NolaAuTiger said: Impressive speed. I am envious. No lie, I can rip through a novel at a pretty blinding pace if it grabs me and I have the time to spare. Rare lately. "Real" life tends to eat into that time lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKW 86 7,481 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 HW looks about half dead yesterday. https://youtu.be/kPk1umRuftM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUDub 11,204 Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 23 years. Have fun, Harvey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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