Kevin Kelly has an interesting take on the challenges of being an artistic type in the modern, hyper-digital era:
Other than aim for a blockbuster hit, what can an artist do to escape the long tail?
One solution is to find 1,000 True Fans. While some artists …
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This is an excellent essay by "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" host Peter Sagal on some disturbing trends in the evolving "American dream":
The American dream is constantly evolving. Fifty years ago, folks wanted a house with a white picket fence. Now, it's …
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35 cents for the movie, 10 cents for popcorn, and 5 cents for a candy bar?
The last time I was at the movies, it was (prices in Canadian loonies) $12 for the ticket, $4.50 for the popcorn and $3.50 for candy.
And I notice that Charlie Brown didn't buy …
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This is a fascinating story about a new digital technique for reducing "warble" on old analog recordings. The audio examples are amazing...
Robert Siegel talks to Jamie Howarth about the next step in audio restoration: ridding analog-era sound of its …
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We saw The Queen this weekend (at a packed house - I can't remember the last time we saw a movie on opening weekend.)
The movie focuses on the royal family in the wake of Tony Blair's election as Prime Minister through the death and mourning of Diana …
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Maybe we're living longer, maybe we "never stop learning", but maybe there's a downside? This article suggests there's a loss of "psychological maturity" associated with our modern lifestyle:
While the human mind responds to new information …
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Wired has an article about the copyright comic book Bound by Law :
Our book describes several instances in which the telling of that history has been thwarted by permissions issues. An example is Jon Else having to pay $10,000 for a four-and-a-half-second …
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This looks interesting:
IS the next big thing in superheroes a masked man who leaps from skyscraper to skyscraper, saves the world and suddenly breaks into song? Audiences will find out on June 23, when "Krrish" - a film that showcases Bollywood's …
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In case you aren't up on your numerology... Today is June 6, 2006, or 6/6/2006, or 6/6/06, or just 6/6/6. If you're going to celebrate, just remember: Never summon anything larger than your head.
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An interesting rant by Jim Crocker at ICv2, a comics- and games-retailers news site:
...We've found one that has actually produced some results for us: racking by genre, and not publisher. The marketing wonks at Marvel and DC probably love the idea …
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Hi! I'm Joshua Wehner, and this is my blog.
