by sumac | Dec 10, 2013 | Political Apologies
Merrill Newman’s back home, so I guess it’s safe now to say that his apology sounded totally phony. Newman’s the 85-year-old Californian, a Korean War veteran, who went on a package tour in North Korea, was grabbed off the plane at the end, and...
by sumac | Dec 6, 2013 | Political Apologies, Religious Apologies
Brian Pallister is a Canadian politician in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly. Recently, after question period at the Legislative Building in Winnipeg, he extended holiday greetings to many, for the benefit of Natalie Pollock, blogger and cable-access...
by sumac | Dec 3, 2013 | Media Apologies
KQED, a San Francisco Bay-area public media outlet, recently ran a cheery piece on one of their blogs, KQED Pop. That’s a “daily blog that critically examines the social and cultural impact of music, movies, television, advertisements, fashion, the...
by sumac | Nov 27, 2013 | The Mechanics of Apology
SorryWatch went to Burning Man this year. Actually half of SorryWatch went to Burning Man. The Sumac half. Sumac and The Horse Doc (not her actual playa name) were lounging on the couches at Liminal Labs when thoughtful, kindly observers xtraslky and Dr. Cheezie told...
by sumac | Nov 21, 2013 | The Mechanics of Apology
At the wheel, nervous passenger in front seat. (Okay, my mother, in town for the day.) One of those times when bad drivers burst out of every alley. (“Oh no, I’m late for my frenzy!”) On the freeway, a taxi suddenly darted into our lane, apparently...
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