The future of print in America, noted by the demise of the newspaper, is a popular topic. When a famed franchise such as the New York Times is reduced to mortgaging their Renzo Piano headquarters and signing a generous capitalization deal with Mexican monopolist Carlos Slim, I understand the story’s attraction. Yet journalists appear incapable [...]
Monthly Archive for February, 2009
First phase ticketing thru 31 March. May the FIFA gods smile upon me once more…
In anticipation of having to constantly manage multiple email addresses, I decided I had been using Apple Mail POP with my Gmail account for long enough. It was time for IMAP, and synced email. First I had to tidy 18 months of mail on the server side, which became manageable once I figured out how [...]
My mother and sister are not handbag addicts, so my exposure to the trend comes from the designer collections of wealthy female classmates from high school and university. As they seek brand and status, rather than design and utility, I thought the bag obsession was quite stupid. Over the last few years I have found, [...]
Earlier today, in a nod to Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi, a protestor unleashed his shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao while speaking at Cambridge University. The Wall Street Journal quoted the hurler as proclaiming, “How can you listen to this unchallenged?” Not surprised by Britain’s reaction to the diplomatic visit, I turned to an opinion [...]