Category Archives: Blog

No, thats not a tiyp-o. At leest, not an aksidental wun. Stik with mee on this for a wiyl. Iyv bin thingking laytly about how langwage evolvs and reeliyzing that we hav ay krayzy amount ov speling deetriytus that haz … Continue reading →

(WARNING: mild spoilers ahead) Well, I finally made it to the Green Hornet. Surprisingly good 3D – especially for a “converted” film. But unlike the production technology, the in-story tech made me a bit uncomfortable.

I’m clearly not alone in my new guilty addiction, AMC’s The Walking Dead. (I gotta do something while waiting for the next season of True Blood.) But I must admit, my first thought was  – ugh, more zombies. Despite the … Continue reading →

In his November 18th essay “Weakness and Endurance,” New York Times columnist David Brooks uses the example of Newsweek’s shaky revival as an opportunity to praise the intellectual value of old general-interest magazines. He also bemoans that “general” has since … Continue reading →

The latest installment of rules I don’t follow… 1) Don’t have a drink if you think you need one. 2) Don’t have a cigarette, ever. 3) Don’t eat food because it tastes good. Eat food because it tastes good and … Continue reading →

I’ve made enough communication mistakes in my first forty years (especially in the past year) to identify a few rules that I generally don’t follow, but really should: 1) Never use profanity in anger (dirty jokes are up to you). … Continue reading →

 The new TV season has started, so I’m checking out all that I can. ABC is appealing, because they offer their piliots as free iTunes downlaods. Great to stave off boredom on the eliptical machine. Today, I sweated to My … Continue reading →

Excerpts from a draft essay I’m writing for my bosses at Iconoculture. What do you think? Am I full of it? The crash in media value isn’t based on the simple math of supply and demand alone. The founding principles … Continue reading →

Excerpts from a recent piece I pubished for my clients at Iconoculture. * Modern technology may make consumers’ lives more hectic. But Web services — and especially mobile apps — also allow them to gain more control by monitoring finances, … Continue reading →

Coke or Pepsi? Rolling Stones or Beatles? Apple or Google? The latest personality-defining choice is between two companies that, a decade ago, were virtually irrelevant. But today these companies – as different as bacon and ice cream – define the polar-opposite … Continue reading →