when CNN does actual journalism

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:instead of breaking news, this is what it looks like. so rare for any american news organization. wonder what came over them to do things old style.

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/08/us/oldest-cold-case/?hpt=hp_c2

pravalika nanda wrote:

Having said that, I think Jeanne may have been the one to place that anonymous phone call when the hunt for Maria first began.

And now, hopefully, no more morbid pre-occupation with this story. I'm going to listen to "vendi vennela jaabili" all night long. ttyl.

pravalika nanda wrote:wow, max. i read this link more than an hour ago and since that time i have done the following:

i've been hypervigilant to the sound of the garbage bag crinkling in the wastebasket, listening to the creak of the wooden boards from the flat above me, the small sound my fan makes as it swivels from one side to the other, I took the trouble to fix the pitter-patter from the tap in the bathroom, i've placed my max-raid bottle next to my desk in anticipation of any roach that may decide to make its appearance tonight, my japa-mala (yes, darling, i have one, a string of rudrakshas) is on my desk, i have even listened to a black-and-white telugu song to soothe me, and finally I have telephoned my mother to say hello. she in turn said, "honey, you must try and meet some nice guy on the internet" at which my heart lurched once again with fear and I quickly hung up.

in short, max, this so-called "good, old-school journalism" with its vivid, evocative writing and details is now gonna keep me up for the rest of the night. It's going to be one of those "lights-on" nights.

and this is the second time you've done it to me, max. previously it must've been a year ago, you had this frightful video of some Asian woman who disappeared in the west coast, then was found doing some funny moves in the elevator of some hotel and then she was found, bloated and dead, in the water tank. do you remember that time?

max, will you please, please kindly tag these of posts with a warning label? I actually get a strange feeling in my heart which i suspect is some malignant arrhythmia - my drinking tea when I was reading the article may have smtg to do with it. Still, these things trouble me, i can't handle twisted human behavior. I get scared bad and I get scared fast.

Having said that, I think Jeanne may have been the one to place that anonymous phone call when the hunt for Maria first began.

And now, hopefully, no more morbid pre-occupation with this story. I'm going to listen to "vendi vennela jaabili" all night long. ttyl.