Daily Archives: Tuesday, April 6, 2004

I don’t get it: I’d like to publicly thank the people (you know who you are) who have sent me e-mails today that say, Dear Hammock Man: Thought you’d enjoy seeing Doonesbury today.

TV turns your brain into mush, or something: I meant to post this yesterday, but kept forgetting about it. What was I saying? Oh yes, watching too much TV when you’re young can contribute to atten.

A swamp by any other name would get more visitors: The power of branding can be appreciated by reading this article from today’s NYT. Last November, President Bush signed legislation changing the name of the Congaree Swamp National Monument to … Continue reading →

Does “mother-approved” mean kiss of death? As I’ve said on this weblog a couple of times, Nashville is not Memphis. Both cities are in Tennessee, but they are different. This is a post about a magazine being launched in Memphis, … Continue reading →

Seamless: Rafat Ali (whose name I will never again misspell) and I have shared observations on the topic of KeepMedia since its launch (his and mine)…perhaps because it is an overlapping topic between his focus (“the economics of online content”) … Continue reading →

People who need anniversary stories: The WP’s Peter Carlson (The Magazine Reader) does his version of the People @ 30 story. Quote: (The anniversary issue includes) a choice compendium of quotes that celebrities uttered to People reporters over the years. … Continue reading →