Monthly Archives: September 2002

Yes, that was Hammock Publishing you heard underwriting an array of programming on Nashville’s public radio station, WPLN.

Another story about magazines in Monday’s NYT concludes that appearances by senior White House officials and the President on the covers of “niche” magazines are a part of a grand scheme to avoid interviews with the national mainstream media who … Continue reading →

Profile of David Brewster, ceo of G+J, in Monday’s NYT. Quote: As the days of half-a-billion-dollar acquisitions fade into memory, Mr. Brewster’s task at Gruner & Jahr has shrunk from buying and growing to plain old blocking and tackling. But … Continue reading →

Next time you tell a college student that they will flunk out if they stay drunk all the time and they look at you like you’re crazy or something, then tell them about the shocking findings of some break-through research. … Continue reading →

With more than 48 hours to spare, Apple beat the announced “month of September” window in which it was to be releasing iSync. I’ve been waiting anxiously as it is promised to be a solution to my desire to have … Continue reading →

Granted, it’s rare that a magazine advertising insertion order is news. But tomorrow’s NY Times Magazine has a noteworthy number of pages from one advertiser. I would have liked to have been a fly on the wall during two events: … Continue reading →

Great review and sampling of Nickle Creek’s new CD on NPR’s All Things Considered. I have been meaning to post a review myself, but I’d rather listen to it than write about it.

The next time you’re thinking about driving through that little puddle, remember this sequence of pictures.

Dog author Jon Katz’s rant really had me hooked in until I read this and realized he obviously is just kidding around: Rosetto, perhaps the single best creative mind to come out the past generation of media creators, stunned and … Continue reading →

I’m waiting. Three days left in September and Apple still says, “iSync will be available as a free download starting this September and requires Mac OS X version 10.2 “Jaguar.”

How’s this for quitting your job as a magazine columnist?

My last Rosie post, I promise. By the way, Rosie, you should meet my friend, Randy Moss.

Just some of the classic quotes from the transcript of Randy Moss’ mea culpa: To all you females out there “About this incident that happened … luckily it was a female. You know, I would like all the females that … Continue reading →

Perhaps to keep the news secure from competitors, somewhere hidden deep within this press release about “a suite of information products” is the news that IDG is launching a magazine for “chief security officers” called CSO.