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  • Mind-Numbing Marketing

    WIRED on Douglas Rushkoff’s PBS FRONTLINE piece on mass media and advertising: According to categories developed by the data-mining company Acxiom, Douglas Rushkoff is a “shooting star.” He’s urban, career-focused and has settled down a bit later than average. He probably likes taking a run in the morning and watching Seinfeld reruns. He’s a…

  • Channeling Aaron Sorkin

    So I’m sitting in front of my TV, half studying for the GRE, half watching an old rerun of The West Wing on Bravo. As I’m working through a math problem, I suddenly hear Sam Seaborn utter in a meeting, “It’s the wrong debate at the wrong time over the wrong issue.” Huh. And…

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