Monthly Archives: July 2002

My children are in fiddle camp this week at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music. Where else but Nashville could you hope to assemble a faculty of locals who include Vassar Clements and Buddy Spicher?

Harry V. Quadracci Harry V. Quadracci, one of the giants of the magazine industry and of American entrepreneurship, died yesterday. Hammock Publishing has had a proud relationship with Quad Graphics, the company he founded and has grown for 35 years, … Continue reading →

There’s a great profile of Ann Moore, the chairwoman and ceo of Time Inc., in today’s Newsday. In addition to all her other impressive credentials, she’s a Vanderbilt alumna.

The NY Times today gives me another reason to override my practice of not linking to the Maxim Magazine website.

Mediaweek reports that Fast Company will have a new look in September. I guess that’s to go with everything else that’s new. (However, if you still want to see the old design, you can continue reading Inc.)

While I usually skip links to publishing-related employment news (too many) and bankruptcy news (too obvious), I’m making an exception today for these links to articles about Thomas Middelhoff’s departure from Bertelsmann, another signal of the “end of convergence” and … Continue reading →

Some very fine business reporting.

Four Lance Armstrong will ride to his coronation today. I wish the recent New Yorker story regarding him appeared online. It is a great synopsis and update of Armstrong’s autobiography (written with Sally Jenkins). What can anyone say to capture … Continue reading →

Finally, with help from Lewis, Blair and countless Comcast service people and technicians, I am back online at home. (Comcast was amazed that I’ve ever been able to have access with what we discovered.) Thanks to all of them. I … Continue reading →

Amazing. What a trip, but how wonderful it is to be here. By the way, 25 years is an eyeblink.

Haven’t posted since Saturday due primarily to some access problems at home. And now, I’m heading into some unplugged travel.

As noted on this weblog several times in the past, there is no slump in the magazine launch category.

Happened to fall asleep with CNN on and was dreaming a very strange dream about a fire when I opened my eyes to see some horrific video of Quad/Graphic’s Lomira plant ablaze. I immediately called Barbara (sorry to wake you, … Continue reading →

The NY Times reports the “dean of ad-spending forecasters” deflated some of the growing optimism about an advertising recovery this year, but not by much.

The next time you feel like using the headline “Roasted Nuts” to describe a fire in a psychiatric hospital, read this mea culpa.