It was indeed a stunning night at the Grammy’s. Even though I haven’t been following it lately, I think it’s safe to say that Sunday night’s ceremony was one of the better ones. Great entertainment without over the top and shocking adult-only stunts. With exception of the last song where three great rappers got...
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Media
The Grammy’s and the dire straits music is in today
To magazine publishers: iPad is here. Now what?
iPad. Really?!? Possibly the most creative company in the world comes up with the possibly the least creative name in their product line. I want to see how many times clients at the Apple store will be offered an iPod instead of an iPad. If iPod was owned by a different company, there would...
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NCIS: Los Angeles
Time for a quick TV review. I just couldn’t resist. I am a big fan of NCIS! Big fan! Now, NCIS: Los Angeles is a whole different story. I just watched the second episode of its first season (after the first one, I wanted to see one more, just in case it was a...
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The importance of professional media in a democratic society
Recently I got involved in an online discussion about the importance of “traditional” media and why it’s important to any democratic society. The debate stemmed from a blog article about a speech, given by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges (http://mrmagazine.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/on-the-decline-of-journalism-and-other-words-of-wisdom-from-chris-hedges/#comment-7673). I actually agree with most that Chris said. Here’s my take on...
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