Appealing to the Youngest Common Denominator

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

New York Times film reviewer A.O. Scott recently lamented Hollywood’s reliance on formulaic juvenility.  Just look at this summer’s crop of sequels, comic-book based adventures and bawdy comedies. For Scott, the issue wasn’t whether they were financially successful – many were – but whether box office success means movie-goers actually liked what they saw.
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Anderson and Gladwell: A Healthy Debate about the Inevitability of Free

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

The term “thought leader” is sometimes used rather freely, especially in the world of business.
For an example of genuine thought leaders, one need only follow the recent public controversy stirred by Malcolm Gladwell’s review of Chris Anderson’s new book, Free: The Future of a Radical Price.  Anderson, the editor-in-chief of Wired, and Gladwell, a contributor [...]