Today on the Dish, Andrew reemerged from the lower Manhattan blackout into "rush-hour in Calcutta" to emphasize the urgency of electing Obama, select the worst of Romney's lies and reiterate his argument about GOP-Confederacy. He then highlighted Romney's failure to address the Mormon ban on full black membership, as the head of a black Mormon group recalled his second-class sacrament.
In Sandy coverage, Christie hearted Obama, McKay Coppins revealed Romney's last-ditch hurricane donation theater and Suzy Khimm examined Romney's and Obama's cuts to FEMA. James Pethokoukis called for a bigger role for private companies in relief efforts, Romney camped it up in front of soup and Tod Kelly reflected on whether private insurance can handle Sandy. Dylan Matthews tallied weather-related fatalities, Jack Shafer investigated our need for disaster porn and Matt Zwolinski ruminated on the ethics of price-gouging. Jonathan Maimon reported from lower Manhattan, rats evolved and a Twitter user spread false information.
In election news, as state and national polls conflicted, Sean Trende analyzed the split and Nate Cohn then looked at Ohio's data. Joe Biden illuminated the civil rights issue of our time, Samuel Popkin surveyed polling history and Ezra Klein defended Nate Silver and unveiled a Romney-Ryan budget calculator. Mickey freaked out about the labor data and Kerry Howley defended non-voters.
In creepy festive coverage, Andrew O'Hehir heralded a new age of horror, Edgar Allen Poe overdramatized and Brian Leithauser hailed the dark ambiguity of "The Turn of the Screw." Will Hunt explored subterranean Paris, pups dressed up and as Tauriq Moosa wondered what made a good villain, sexy Halloween jumped the shark. Plus, 100 ghoulish quotes here and MHB here.
In assorted coverage, Sarah C. Rich broke down Hershey's intellectual property coup and Edan Lepucki detailed the role of dog-barking in literary fiction. VFYW here - and don't forget to ask the amazing Camille Paglia anything!
– G.G.
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