Date archive for April, 2009
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Short-Term Memory Loss and the Chicago Tribune
For some time now, I’ve been of the opinion of media-watcher blog, Newspaper Death Watch: that is, journalistic hubris and an outdated refusal to change with the times have rendered the print-news industry immune to learning lessons from the people on the web who know full well how to build a community of visitors.
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Shorny
Goatee down, goldilocks curls to go. Yours Truly takes a long-needed trip to the barber shop and comes back a bit too happy for his own good. It’s all tongue-in-cheek fun. Or tongue-in-something. Watch the video and judge for yourself.
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Dense Hudson on Thicke Double Bill
Had Jennifer Hudson’s show (and showmanship, for that matter) been as electric as Robin Thicke’s, the sour notes in the second-half of the double-billed evening would have been easier to swallow. Surprisingly, neither were.
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Lost and Found
Lost: Something I had for four years. Can’t fathom where it got to. Watch the video and see if you can help me figure it out.
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Living in Public
The loss of a new friend from public spotlight-itis makes me wonder whether it’s worth it to continue living my life as an open blog. Right now, I don’t have an answer to that question. I’m just taking the fall…
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How Print News Will Survive on the Internet
If news is inherently a shared effort on the Internet, why are traditional news outlets trying to monopolize it with ham-fisted behaviors that violate the accepted norms of online community?
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Metta Message
Recently, I was reminded that I’m alive when an unexpected event stopped my mind long enough to realize the fact.
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Marina City Roofdeck Walk
Take a circular stroll with me around Marina City’s 61st-floor, 360-degree deck with panoramic views of downtown Chicago and find out what truly keeps me in the corncobs.
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Why I Like the Chicago ‘L’
A visit from an NYC friend yesterday reminded me how much I prefer the Chicago ‘L’–and Chicago, in general–over New York and its (apparently) increasingly dangerous subway. Click above to view my premiere video blog and I’ll tell you my reasons why.
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Marina City Hamstrung
Readers frequently ask me, ‘Should I move to Marina City?’ Given my experience here, no, in my opinion I really don’t think they should. Not unless a.) you think nothing I’ve ever written about the place is true, or b.) you’re a masochist.
