Did everybody hear about (my current employer) Conde Nast’s plan to save magazine publishing? A partnership with Adobe to develop an interactive magazine platform for the iTablet. The first pub to get the treatment is Wired, and it’s going to be fantastic. Of course, Apple refuses to officially confirm or deny the iTablet’s development, which [...]
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It’s altogether unsurprising that racial politics have dominated the discussion of President Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Mr. Obama is the nations first Black president, and Sonia Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic to serve on the Court. The language of “inspiring stories” and “empathy”, discussions of the [...]
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I’m currently enjoying “The Eternal,” Sonic Youth’s first independent label record since the 1980’s. It’s great to hear a new record. It’s great to see the influential group supporting (and supported by) the great Matador. So far, so awesome. I’m loving it, well done.
The official release date for “The Eternal” is July June 9th, but [...]
100 Days of Fair and Balanced. Via the Nation.
Fox News calling Obama a Socialist one day at a time.
Art & Copy
Doug Pray reveals the personal and professional stories behind some of the most influential advertising campaigns of our time. (Festival Page)
The Good Life
In taking on the ensemble narrative form, respected Chilean filmmaker Andrés Wood has created a complex and affectionate patchwork of stories about ordinary people struggling to follow their dreams in [...]
What happens if the San Francisco Chronicle dies? Tim Redmond from the SFBG thinks no one will give a shit, but a lot of people are concerned that San Francisco might become the first major US city with no local daily. Luckily, San Francisco also happens to be home to some of the worlds leading [...]
Read the story »I Heart Phil Spector’s License Plate. Flickr: cgkinla
Popping Mad: Legendary Pop Music Producer’s second murder trial ended last week. According to the LA Times, he may have to wait a long time for his verdict. While he waits, someone can let him know that looking like a homicidal maniac doesn’t help your case.
Oakland Cops: Ok, [...]
It’s in the P-I. Flicker: GlenFleishman
I never read the Post-Intelligencer, but regardless, it’s a sad day for journalism.
An article in Time Magazine presented the issues fairly clearly. The problems in the newspaper industry are well known. I won’t dwell on it.
Declining print readership means declining revenue from advertising sales. Tough economic times have only accelerated [...]
Sun Sets on the P-I. Flickr: Csaila
Today marks the final edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. From the paper itself:
The Hearst Corp. announced Monday that it would stop publishing the 146-year old newspaper, Seattle’s oldest business, and cease delivery to more than 117,600 weekday readers.
The company, however, said it would maintain seattlepi.com, making it the nation’s [...]
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1874. Flickr: Origins of History
William Faulkner was a verbose dude, but in my opinion, his most poignant words came in his uncharacteristically concise 1950 Nobel Prize acceptance speech.
I decline to accept the end of man. It is easy enough to say that [...]
