Monthly Archives: September 2010

New women’s glossy will only use plus-size models (and dieting tips are banned)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “You don’t love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love her” Unknown ( I wish I had said that) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New women’s glossy will only use plus-size models (and dieting tips are banned) … Continue reading

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In Study, Children Cite Appeal of Digital Reading

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Tell me what you read and I’ll tell you who you are” is true enough, but I’d know you better if you told me what you reread.” Francois Muriac ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In Study, Children Cite Appeal of Digital Reading By … Continue reading

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Where the ‘Elite’ Meet to Read

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism itself. The masses have to be won by propaganda.” Hannah Arendt (German born American Philosopher and Political scientist. 1906-1975) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Where the ‘Elite’ Meet to … Continue reading

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mediaIDEAS own Bob Sacks inducted into Publishing Executive Hall of Fame

2010 Hall of Fame: Bob Sacks A fearless entrepreneur with a ‘can do’ spirit. By Janet Spavlik For so many in the publishing industry, Bob Sacks—or BoSacks, as he is also known—is as regular a part of your work routine … Continue reading

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Time Inc.’s Griffin: “People Tired of Hearing About Cutbacks”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.” Harvey MacKay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Time Inc.’s … Continue reading

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Change is Coming, But What is it, and What Will it do to the Present?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it must be changed. If it cannot be changed, then it must be accepted.” Unknown ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Change is Coming, But What is it, and What Will it … Continue reading

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Pew Study: Mainstream Media Can’t Get Enough of Apple

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “The apple cannot be stuck back on the Tree of Knowledge; once we begin to see, we are doomed and challenged to seek the strength to see more, not less.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pew Study: Mainstream Media Can’t Get Enough of … Continue reading

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ISBN There, Done That

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Every man who knows how to read has it in his power to magnify himself, to multiply the ways in which he exists, to make his life full, significant and interesting” Aldous Huxley (English Novelist and Critic, 1894-1963) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ … Continue reading

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Don’t Blame ‘Overpaid Postal Workers’ for Rising Periodicals Costs

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “The way I understand it, the Russians are sort of a combination of evil and incompetence…sort of like the Post Office with tanks.” Emo Philips ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don’t Blame ‘Overpaid Postal Workers’ for Rising Periodicals Costs Dead Tree Edition BY … Continue reading

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New Yorker iPad App Adds Pressure on Apple

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Those who first oppose a good work, seize it and make it their own, when the corner- stone is laid and memorial tablets are erected” Edgar Lee Masters ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Literary Icon in New Era New Yorker Launches on iPad … Continue reading

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