The Evolution of Men’s Style: 1933-2008
My favorite – 1970 Great illustrated overview of men’s style 1933 – 2008 http://www.esquire.com/print-this/style-evolution-0908?page=all
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Letter from Albert Einstein to his son
My dear Albert, Yesterday I received your dear letter and was very happy with it. I was already afraid you wouldn’t write to me at all any more. You told me when I was...
Victoria gets a spanking
Here are three Victoria homes of note, now suffering Mr. Market’s spanking. “Eagles Landing.” 3275 Campion Rd . Originally listed at $10.8 million. Now $6.7 million. “Ardmore Hall.” 9344 Ardmore Drive. First listed at $13...
Publishing and Platform Wars: Big Tech Players, Their Strategies, and How they Impact the Publishing Business
Benedict Evans of Enders Analysis, in a presentation called Publishing and Platform Wars: Big Tech Players, Their Strategies, and How they Impact the Publishing Business, took a look at the ways Apple, Android, Amazon and...
I must be going to the wrong bookstores
In the dream, he is in a bookshop. It is a dark, filthy place, with a low ceiling and a drooping staircase that leads up to a small attic. The shelves bend their backs under the...
Stanislaw Lem, sci-fi politics and the power of weirdness
One of my top 5 writers is Polish Science Fiction writer Stanislaw Lem (1921 – 2006), perhaps best known for his amazing work, the 1961 Solaris, later made into a movie with George Clooney....
Decline of a newsroom
Wonderful photo-essay slideshow of the Philadelphia newsroom. Takes a few minutes to load. http://willsteacy.com/projects/deadline/
Cyprus – Way worse than you think
Cyprus? Let’s see…, a 2-week old government that cut a deal with the troika. A little over a week later, the Finance minister responsible for the deal has resigned and president Anastasiades’ son in...
All fall down – the demise of traditional publishing and the rise of the independent author
Whither now publishing? Indeed! The list of old media companies slowly sinking grows longer. Time Warner is trying to sell its stable of ‘iconic’ magazines, People, InStyle, and Real Simple, among others, while retaining Time, Sports Illustrated and Forbes. Oh, but...