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Digital Salvation (?)

Nov 20, 2009 | No Comments

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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Sotomayor, Obama, and the divide on racial politics

Jun 9, 2009 | No Comments

Poster by Favianna Rodriguez

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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Sonic Youth “The Eternal” Availibe Via Matador Records’ Buy Early Get Now

Apr 30, 2009 | No Comments

Sonic Youth

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 [...]

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Happy 100 Days

Apr 29, 2009 | No Comments

100 Days of Fair and Balanced. Via the Nation.
Fox News calling Obama a Socialist one day at a time.

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San Francisco International Film Festival: My picks, Trailers

Apr 25, 2009 | No Comments

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 [...]

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Current TV on Future Journalism, The San Francisco Post-Chronicle

Apr 24, 2009 | No Comments

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 [...]

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Misc Round Up: Phil Spector, Journalism Layoffs, Oakland Murders, Marijuana.

Mar 30, 2009 | No Comments

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, [...]

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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer: R.I.P. (2)

Mar 17, 2009 | No Comments

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 [...]

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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer R.I.P.

Mar 17, 2009 | No Comments

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 [...]

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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer R.I.P (Prelude: May the News Prevail)

Mar 17, 2009 | No Comments

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 [...]

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