Monthly Archives: March 2012

Okay, if your geek April Fool prank doesn’t beat this, don’t try

Posted on Saturday, March 31, 2012 by Rex Hammock

As I have said on this blog and Twitter for many years, April 1 is the worst day of the year on that corner of the internet that is inhabited by techish geeks. While many tech people are quite funny, … Continue reading →

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Remembering Earl Scruggs

Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 by Rex Hammock

[Updated: 3.29.2012, 8:10 a.m.] Yesterday, the legendary banjo player, Earl Scruggs, died in Nashville at age 88. It’s hard for someone who doesn’t play the banjo to understand fully the role of Earl Scruggs in the development of an entire … Continue reading →

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The future of magazines should look like magazines

Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 by Rex Hammock

Here’s one of those posts that seems to confuse people. They don’t understand how someone can embrace digital content as I do — but not embrace the notion that the print magazine format is endangered. Here’s a hint to understanding … Continue reading →

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Cass Gilbert, architect of the Woolworth Building & the Supreme Court

Posted on Monday, March 26, 2012 by Rex Hammock

Apologies for what may seem a bit off-topic for me, but the photography from today’s activities related to the historic multi-day Supreme Court oral arguments on the healthcare law reminded me that I once started a post long-ago about the … Continue reading →

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Inst@Review: The Hunger Games

Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2012 by Rex Hammock

[A Saturday morning, spoiler-free review.] As dystopian science-fiction “Young Adult” (YA) teen-romance movies go, The Hunger Games ranks up there with all the other such movies I’ve seen. Unfortunately, that’s not going to be a very helpful observation, as I … Continue reading →

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