Today’s WSJ takes a look at the future of Newsweek, which this week announced plans to shed roughly one-fifth of its staff. It’s not pretty. Toward the of the piece, the reporter describes a speech that Newsweek editor Jon Meacham (a good guy, a smart journalist, and an old friend) recently gave at Columbia University. Meacham “asked who […]
Legendary designers Charles and Ray Eames will get another well-deserved tribute this summer when the US Postal Service issues this set of 16 stamps. (HT: John Berry)
At long last, online booksellers have begun shipping copies of The Adventures of Johnny Bunko. Look for the official book launch on Monday April 7. Meantime, for a free 23-page preview PDF and some other info, check out the now-rudimentary Bunko website, the non-rudimentary version of which will also launch on Monday.
(Photo taken at a Corcoran exhibit last year and just discovered when I transfered some data to a new computer)
Incoming Bentley College president Gloria Cordes Larson says she wants her graduates to “be ethically grounded leaders who combine left brain analysis and business process skills with right brain qualities of creativity, empathy, and an appreciation for other perspectives.” (Source: Boston Globe, 3/29/08)
One reason I decided to work for myself 11 years ago was to avoid going to meetings. At one place I labored back in the early 90s, I was astonished to discover a few months into the job that several people did nothing except attend meetings. I’d have stuff to do (“Ahhh!!!”), but they’d
Last month at Naperville Reads, I was talking with the amazing folks at the equally amazing Anderson’s Bookshop about what titles they were excited about for the spring. A few people mentioned Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother. And since I’d heard about the book and been intrigued by it, I snagged an early copy. Yowza. Now
If you can read this, you can see that we’ve rolled out a new look for the site. We’re still fixing up lots of stuff. And I’m trying to learn a new blogging software system. So bear with us. And if you see kinks, chinks, or broken links that need fixing, send me an email.
Phil Shapiro is the creator of the AWNM group on Facebook and he’s looking for volunteers. He writes: “I’d love to videoconference with other fans about A Whole New Mind — and then share that videoconference online. I write for PCWorld.com and can give coverage of such an experiment on that web site.” I’ve offered
Everybody and their brother has sent me the video of neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor‘s recent talk at TED. One morning a few years ago, a blood vessel exploded on the left side of her brain. That gave the scientist an insider’s look at how her own brain operates. In particular, she came out of the
