Talking About Where The Jobs Are With John Dearie
Sean MurphyAt CES this year I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with John Dearie about his new book (co-authored by Courtney Geduldig), Where The Jobs Are. You can…
Whitney Houston and the Wages of Fame (Revisited)
Sadly, only the most optimistic or naive observers did not see this coming. Indeed, it is fair, if harsh, to wonder how it took so long. I make it a…
The Intersection of Art and Innovation, cont’d: Evolving Models of Music — A Conversation with Jon Madof
On Friday I had the opportunity to do another Google Hangout, part of an ongoing series called "The Intersection of Art and Innovation". (Some previous discussions can be found HERE,…
We’ve Seen This Movie Before: Trying to Make Sense of Philip Seymour Hoffman
This isn't quite in the day John Lennon died territory, but I'll never forget where I was and what I was doing. Sitting at home, Super Bowl shopping complete, biding…
Arthur Rankin, R.I.P.: The Man who brought us The Bumble
My childhood would like to thank Arthur Rankin for living a long and purposeful life. How empty would my life be without Yukon Cornelius and The Bumble? (A lot more…
Maximilian Schell, R.I.P.
Another exceptional artist of the old school has departed the premises. Yet another individual of whom we can accurately say: his kind won't (can't) grace our presence in the future.…
Victory and Sorrow: Bright Moments from Three Masters
HOW TO TALK ABOUT JAZZ MUSIC? Well, perhaps it’s better to determine how not to talk about jazz music. Hearing is believing. That’s all there is to it. And if…
Please Talk about Me When I’m Gone: A Primer
i. Encomium August 30, 2002. I thought: Everything that is good about me is because of my mother. I was in a church for the first time in forever.…
Talking Tech with Eric Taub
Eric Taub has been writing about the tech industry for more than two decades. His new book, Does This Plug into That?, is a tremendous and overdue public service. In…
Howard Sounes’ ’27’ Has That Train Wreck Kind of Appeal
“You’re drinking with number three,” Jim Morrison allegedly declared, equal parts sardonic and prescient, following the successive deaths of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix in 1970. As it happened, he…