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Tag Archives: New York Times
Call It The Ga-GO-sian Gallery
The other day the hardlooking staff noted that Art Shark Damien Hirst had dumped his longtime partner Gagosian Gallery, which last year, as the New York Times Artsbeat blog reported, “gave Damien Hirst all 11 of its spaces around the world … Continue reading
Sandy, The Aurora Is Risin’ Behind Us
The hardworking staff was perusing Friday’s New York Times when we stumbled upon (print style) this piece by Helene Stapinski about the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on the Jersey Shore. And then we saw this: It’s a Wednesday night, a month after … Continue reading
Like A Shark, Damien Hirst Needs To Keep Moving
Call him Dimien Hirst. The British celebropop artist who made his bones with a shark carcass and a platinum human skull covered with 8,601 diamonds is now reaping skeletal returns on his artwork, as this recent Businessweek piece reported: For all … Continue reading
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Tagged ArtsBeat, Businessweek, Damien Hirst, Gagosian Gallery, Jumping the Shark, New York Times
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Facebook Giveth, And Facebook Taketh Away
From our In Your Facebook! desk More two steps forward, one step (Face)back action. Via Mashable: Facebook Changes Privacy Controls, Forces Users to be Searchable Facebook is rolling out new privacy controls Wednesday morning, while also taking away the option for you … Continue reading
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Tagged Activity Log, Facebook, Mashable, New York Times, online search, Open Graph, privacy controls, Reuters, Sneak ADtack
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Let The Super Bowl Adstravaganza Begin! (Gildan Apparel Edition)
New York Times stalwart ad critic Stuart Elliott weighed in with this report yesterday: Early Kickoff for Marketers at Super Bowl ADVERTISERS got an early start this year on Christmas, as holiday ads began appearing in mid-October. The front-running is … Continue reading
Glengarry Glen Roast
The latest revival of Glengarry Glen Ross, David Mamet’s landmark update of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, finally held its press opening this week, and the reviews are decidedly mixed. The major Mixmaster? New York Times theater critic Ben … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (Budweiser Lizard Edition)
From Monday’s New York Times: An obituary on Wednesday about Eileen Moran, a visual effects producer, misstated the name of a character she helped create for a series of Budweiser commercials. It was Louie the Lizard, not Larry the Lizard. Louie says … Continue reading
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Tagged Budweiser, corrections, Eileen Moran, Louie the Lizard, New York Times
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Coincidence o’ the Day (NYT Suck Up To China Edition)
Interesting facing pages in Monday’s New York Times. From Page 8 (a piece that touts the “reform and opening up” of the Chinese economy): From Page 9 (a CCTV 2 ad that touts “China’s Business Leaders of the Year): … Continue reading
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Tagged CCTV 2, Lincoln Motor Company, New York Times, Replica Edition
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Times Co. Town (Paywall Edition)
As newspaper revenues continue to go down like the Hindenburg, more and more dailies are looking to erect paywalls to corral new cashflow. Exhibit Umpteen: The Washington Post. From David Carr’s post on the New York Times Media Decoder blog (via Politico’s Playbook) … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, David Carr, Donald Graham, Media Decoder, New York Times, paywall, Politico Playbook, Washington Post
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Dave Brubeck: The Last (Raggy) Waltz
Back in the ’70s, I was lucky enough to interview the great Dave Brubeck, although I didn’t know that he was great or that I was lucky at the time. For reasons that defy explanation, I was a music reviewer … Continue reading
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Tagged Carnegie Hall, Dave Brubeck, Musician's Guide, New York Times, Night Life, Nightfall, Paul Desmond, Pop Top, Rock Around the World
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