From the Wall Street Journal: Love Letter to Philadelphia. “I saw this as an opportunity to reclaim the space on these rooftops and reexamine graffiti,” said Mr. Powers, who grew up in West Philadelphia but now lives in New York. A former graffiti artist, Mr. Powers used the neighborhood as his illegal canvas as a [...]
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Happy 1st Birthday to Us! Our first issue was published on August 29, 2008. Here’s to many more! Whither the Music Mag? By John Stoehr What does the much-hyped death of print journalism mean for the music magazine? An Interstate Book Club By Jenni Simmons and Rebecca Tirrell Talbot Two staff writers talk about using [...]
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Two staff writers talk about using BookGlutton to read together – in Texas and Illinois.
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What does the much-hyped death of print journalism mean for the music magazine?
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Doves’s four-year hibernation was mostly worth it.
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From The Smart Set: The Return of the Epigram. Though Twitter may be guilty for promoting (or at least encouraging) a short attention span, forced brevity is not entirely a bad thing. Humans have been perfecting the art of keeping it short since the beginning of literature. I, for one, am starting to see Twitter [...]
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From the New York Times: A Few Dollars at a Time, Patrons Support Artists on the Web. Earl Scioneaux III is not a famous music producer like Quincy Jones. He is a simple audio engineer in New Orleans who mixes live albums of local jazz musicians by day and creates electronic music by night. He [...]
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Pitchfork has released their list of the top 500 tracks of the last decade – and they provide streaming links so you can listen to most of them. The top ten: 1. OutKast – “B.O.B.” 2. LCD Soundsystem – “All My Friends” 3. M.I.A. [ft. Bun B and Rich Boy] – “Paper Planes (Diplo Remix)” [...]
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From the New York Times Magazine: The Power of the Purse. Remember the concept of “sisterhood”? That quaint relic of an idea that women owed it to other women to crash through ceilings and navigate a male world? It just might be taking new root in a most unexpected place – among women with money. [...]
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Which model of urban growth actually works?
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