despite the noth-factor, i kinda actually want to watch this. i can already tell that it will either be infuriating (because of cheeze or legal-world inaccuracies) or totally awesome.DESPITE??
actually my “despite” in this cast would be the kid who played logan on gilmore girls. do not like.
yeah. for whatever reason, chris noth gets under my skin a little bit. it’s probably just dislike-by-association as far as sex and the city, but i’ve always felt his “bad-boy” shtick in law and order (and esp. L&O CI) to be a little overdone. not as bad as some of the more disposable assistant DA’s that you have rightfully criticized in the past (rohm!), but not my fave. in fairness, i would probably be less excited about/patient with anyone who had to tag-team with d’onofrio on that show (pre-goldblum era).
good catch on matt czuchry. i knew i recognized that name somewhere. i share your sentiments.
So I don’t see why he can’t have done without a publisher’s advance (and the contractual obligation that an advance entails to sell a book in order to pay it back) and just written it in his spare time and posted the e-book on his website. That would at least have been intellectually honest, given that he foresees and, in one of the extracts Gladwell quotes, seems to look forward to an age in which journalism (and, by extension, book-writing) will be something people do for free as a hobby. He says he’ll soon be announcing how the electronic editions of the book will be distributed for free - but it seems likely there will, at very least, be a delay between that happening, and the print publication of the paid-for book on July 7….
He positions himself safely (his Wired job, with its salary and its book leave; his Hyperion deal, which allows him time to research and write his books) while calling for the whole edifice that supports him to be brought crashing down. He’s at the back, throwing bricks, letting others soak up the blows that follow - all the while positioning himself as a leader, a radical, a seer. Like a cult leader who’ll encourage others to take a vow of poverty while living the high life on their donations, Anderson encourages people to think of their intellectual production as inherently, inevitably valueless, while building his own brand out of the very opposite reality.
Angus Batey on Chris Anderson.
(via Tom)
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while we’re on the topic of hypocrisy…anderson’s “philosophy” is far more damaging to our culture than sanford’s flings will ever be. while we’re on the topic of “visciously funny”, try gladwell’s “meals on wheels” line.
OMG CHEAPIE THOMAS PAUL CHAIRS AT TARGET HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS HEAD IS EXPLODING
(i guess they used to have the iconic bird/flower design for sale too, but no more. when i moved in to my current place, i was so close to getting those pillows but balked at the cost…only to buy different pillows that were almost as expensive from, you guessed it, target. oh, how that store plays with my emotions.)
(UPDATE: NO WAIT, THEY DO! target’s search engine sucks butt.)
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good god. i’m sure i’ll articulate myself poorly here, and i don’t wish anyone to go before their time…but am i the only one here who finds any relief in this sad, sad news? certainly, MJ was far, far too young and his passing underscores the severity of his health problems and personal struggles in recent decades, as well as the harsh media glare to which he was subjected. i guess for those very reasons i am just hoping he is finally seeing some peace.
of course, he was due to embark on his comeback tour. but the cynical part of me suspects that even if the concerts did go to plan (and the *really* cynical part of me suspects that not all of them would), the media scrutiny (now with celeb bloggers!) would be cruel indeed. (hello, perez hilton.) certainly, until his death was annouced, a fair portion of the population was ready to pick him apart, both purposefully and and unthinkingly. and on a more basic level, he appeared to be in a LOT of pain, constantly. physically, but of course very likely mentally as well.
I don’t want to sound harsh. i readily admit that i’ve never been that personally invested in MJ’s songs, or his persona. certainly, as i’ve grown i’ve come to appreciate the breadth of his career and his legacy, the stone classics that are studded throughout his discography. but i think i’m also informed by having lost two people who were close to me this year who were chronically ill and in pain, who were no longer themselves. even with respect to my dad, you bet i’m relieved. i look out at the response to this passing and i see a genuine outpouring of grief. i also see a lot of people mourning an MJ that we already lost a long time ago.
whoops, guess i just added to the swirl of web traffic.
