February 2012
Irony
if i had to pick one statement that to me encapsulates the dilemma the media business is in right now, it would be this
whitneymcn:
The industries that are having the greatest difficulty understanding, and adapting to, an era where the discovery and curation of great content are increasingly important are those that were themselves built on the discovery and curation of great content.
I just don’t see myself as retiring. As long as I’m healthy and can...
– Bill Kreutzmann, Grateful Dead drummer
Lana Del Rey seems to be bothering everybody because she allegedly “remade”...
– Liz Phair on Why Lana Del Rey Scares Rock’s Boys Club - Speakeasy - WSJ (via somevelvet)
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You can’t fall in love with a Google search.
– Taylor Swift in Vogue. every somewhat-serious article i read about taylor swift starts with the reporter assuming she’ll be daft — and ends, basically, with the reporter concluding she might be smarter than the rest of us. (via cacioppo)
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January 2012
We make a fine bourbon, at a profit if we can, at a loss if we must, but always...
– “Pappy” Van Winkle (via andyswan)
In the instance of the demise of Bleecker Bob’s, I’m not about to...
– “Farewell to Bleeker Bob’s” - being replaced with a Starbucks
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