Daily Archives: Tuesday, September 28, 2004

One angry rich dude: Today, George Soros sent out a press release, held a press conference, started a national speaking tour, announced an ad campaign that begins with a two-page spread in tomorrow’s Wall Street Journal, announced that he’ll be … Continue reading →

Tah-Tah: As I know some people depend on this weblog for news from Nashville, I feel it my duty to pass this item along. (Disclosure: I have 32 Dolly Parton songs [all paid for] on my iPod.) (via BuzzMachine) rexblog … Continue reading →

One of life’s lesser important questions: I need someone to sort this out for me, and I know just the reporter who should. Back when IDG was going to launch a magazine and website called iPod World, it was reported … Continue reading →

A magazine icon apologizes: An iconic, venerable and (I might add) iconic magazine apologizes for running some photos that weren’t exactly what they appeared to be. (Note: this happened back in July.) (via instapundit.com)

Dropping the hypenglish: Last week, I posted an item suggesting the folks putting out the new LIFE magazine spoke like natives of Flakylvania. For example, here’s a press release quote from managing editor Bill Shapiro: “We wanted to create a … Continue reading →

How magazines get started (continued): From today’s Detroit Free Press: Back in February, two guys from Dearborn, Brandon Gheen, 20, and John Chase, 19, produced the first issue of the Royal, using a laser printer, X-acto knives and staplers. It … Continue reading →