Just Say Our Name….For Money
TV networks are turning to product placements to fight back against ad-skipping technologies like TiVo, but now some writers are putting up a fight, demanding more pay in exchange for scripting product plugs into their shows. Wired news had the story. “The complaints may seem like crocodile tears coming from […]
Broadway Dazzles and the Gazette Spikes Me
Taking a Shot But Losing the Battle
After just 19 issues, Cambridge’s newest newspaper broke some hard news — about itself. Colleen Walsh of the Boston Globe wrote about it today. The avowed goal of Cambridge Day, an eight-page daily broadsheet, was to offer a mix of local news, comprehensive listings of goings-on about town, and a […]
Rich-Induced Synchronous Head-Bobbing
Bryan Curtis writes cleverly in Slate today. “A few weeks ago, I went to see Times columnist Frank Rich among the faithful, giving a talk at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan. Each year, the 92nd Street Y brings in a roster of eminences, from Alan Alda to Barbara Boxer, […]
Everyone Rides the Fung Wah Bus
Few New Yorkers openly admit it, but everyone I know has taken the Fung Wah Bus. It’s the Queen Bee of the deep discount bus lines now operating out of Chinatown. And yes, it’s the real deal. But like any bargain, it comes with its own set of unique challenges. […]
The Men at the Easels are Pissed!
More than 80 editorial cartoonists created about 125 drawings criticizing the shrinking state of their profession for today’s “Black Ink Monday” protest. Editor and Publisher has the story. Exactly 100 of those cartoons are currently posted at EditorialCartoonists.com, according to Association of American Editorial Cartoonists President-Elect Rob Rogers of the […]
Speaking as an Entrepreneur…
Today I am giddy for a whole bunch of reasons. Our new GoNOMAD Cafe was featured in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, spilling the beans on our grand scheme for our internet cafe and wireless little town. I had tried to keep the reporter from putting as many details in about […]
Let’s Talk About Bones
Hung off Fido’s collar, the PetCell is a bone-shaped cell phone that will let dog owners talk to their best friend over a two-way speaker. Wired News had the story today, as snow fell over the Patriots/Bills game on TV. “The PetCell will ship in early 2006 and will sell […]