I can’t believe how much the Beach Boys’ 50th anniversary logo looks like a huge dong.
“The wealth fetishism of the last, low, dishonest decade was grounded in the weird moralism of markets—not just economic might making right, but might inferring and conferring right; the suggestion that whatever was must have been right, because markets are perfect and pick winners perfectly. But it was also, for all its faith in the broader system, the decade that led to the disastrous aesthetics and optics of The Decision—not the decision itself but the pomposity of its expression, the corny pomp that followed, the instant aggrievement at not being Greeted As Liberators in the wake of all that hilarious bullshit—was also about stars. All those CEOs, ebullient and grinning in their shirtsleeves on various magazine covers; all those Fast Company coverboys (LeBron was one himself in 2010) who were bravely, giddily changing your world and Making The Future—these were The New New Moguls, the pioneer heroes of capital and authors of the world to come. All these brave minds, blithely surfing towards a jagged reef: this was who and what LeBron and Wade sought to be. The Heat would of necessity be a collaboration, but it would also be a tribute not just to their unassailable skill as basketball players but to their big-thinking boldness. All the things that could have been with those great players coming together, and they wound up with fucking DreamWorks.” — Undercover Bosses | The Classical
Hey musician who keeps reblogging my stuff with no commentary on the original post but with links to your own material: THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO GET MY ATTENTION. Thanks.
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Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s video game company, 38 Studios, has laid off all of its employees in the wake of financial difficulties, according to a key company consultant.
The company, which had close to 400 employees in Providence and Timonium, Md., attracted top talent from the video game industry.
“I’m stunned, and I’m heartbroken,” said R.A. Salvatore, a Leominster fantasy author who was a consultant to 38 Studios and whose son worked at the company. “This is one of the best teams I’ve ever seen assembled. They were doing amazing work.”
” —Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios lays off all staff - The Boston Globe online
Somehow the FIRST PERSON they quote in this piece is…R.A. Salvatore?!
A little bummed that he didn’t manage to bust out a “Do you not understand? To lose is to die!” for old times sake.
The David Sedaris dilemma: A fine line between ‘realish’ and real - The Washington Post -
Via my pal Steve, who notes:
“I am glad the Washington Post is on the case of David Sedaris making things up in his stories on TAL. Hard-hitting journalism! (I’ll note that the Post’s editorial page regularly lets George Will publish untruths about, say, climate change.)”
To be fair, I thought we’d decided that this was a non-story quite a while ago - so maybe it’s more like the Post publishing George Will’s breathless reports on the Cardiff Giant or something.
“1993: With much fanfare and a celebrating featuring cowboys and pony rides for children, an experimental super Roy Rogers opens at the Vienna, VA location. The store features usual Roy Rogers food items but with added flair, such as third pound burgers, BBQ sauce served with a ladle, and an improved dining room with television screens.” — Roy Rogers Restaurants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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