Articles by Peter Hossli, a curious reporter who always finds a good story

Category Archives: Bad Stuff

Is Apple the new Microsoft?

11. July 2008
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Apple's new iPhone is a hit. Everybody wants it. But the high global demand has crashed Apple's servers. Thousands of iPhone buyers are stuck with ...
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“The Nazis” for Dad

20. May 2008
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Today, I went to Barnes & Noble in Brooklyn Heights with my two daughters. As usual, the store had a special table filled with bookish ...
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Apologize, Ms. Power

7. March 2008
I demand an apology from Samantha Power. Not for calling Hillary Clinton "a monster", she already did that. I want her to apologize to me for endangering my ...
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Liberal Sexism

3. March 2008
Once the votes are counted in Ohio and Texas tomorrow night, we'll be looking back to probably the most sexist primaries in US election history. It's been amazing to watch ...
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Schadenfreude

29. January 2008
Rudolph Giuliani gave us 41 shots, Disney on Times Square, Bernard Kerik and a couple of juicy divorces. He stopped the mob and tried to stop ...
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Kennedy Contest

27. January 2008
The Kennedy's are endorsing presidential candidates left and right. Last night Caroline Kennedy expressed her support for Senator Barack Obama in the New York Times by calling him a "...
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Mitt’s Macaca

24. January 2008
In 2006 George Allen lost his seat in the US Senate after calling an American of Indian descent "macaca". The racial slur was caught on video and seen on ...
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Air Needs Assistant

16. January 2008
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It's amazing that Apple always comes up with hardware that no one thought they'd ever need. And then they sell millions of them. They did it again ...
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Clinton Tactics

14. January 2008
Bill and Hillary Clinton are known for doing everything to get elected. They seldom shy away from fear mongering. Right now they're running the risk of costing the Democrats the ...
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Die Welt vom Pult aus

29. October 2007
Anfang Oktober zeichnete ein Russe eine Karikatur mit Schweizer- und Hakenkreuz. Selbst nach den Wahlen noch suggerieren Schweizer Medien, die Zeichnung sei in der „New York Times“ erschienen. Dabei fungierte ...
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Russe verunglimpft Schweiz, Amerikaner werden beschuldigt

15. October 2007
Die «New York Times» mache aus Schweizern Nazis, berichtet die Website von «20 Minuten». Sie publiziert eine angeblich amerikanische Karikatur, auf der ein Biedermann das Schweizerkreuz zu einem Hakenkreuz veranstaltet. ...
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