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Kris Allen is the next American Idol

By On May 18, 2009 · 3 Comments · In Marketing

In a just world, at the end of a season that featured the most raw talent they’ve ever assembled, Kris Allen would be this season’s American Idol in a landslide and authenticity would be hailed as the new black.

Period.  And shut up. (Especially you, Kara DioGuardi!)

Of course, we don’t live in a just [...]

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The Most Fantastic Genre

By On October 20, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Pop Culture

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PopCultureShock posted this great little clip about the new Blue Beetle — Mexican-American Jaime Reyes — and Junot Diaz’ Oscar Wao, wherein Diaz notes:

“The most fantastic genre can’t keep up, or refuses to keep up, with how much our country has changed. And so people can dream about aliens, and they [...]

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Bloomfield Cyclist Assaulted by NYPD Rookie

By On July 31, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Personal

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The cyclist in the middle of the latest NYPD controversy is Christopher Long of Bloomfield, NJ, who is a lot more Zen than I’d be considering the cop is clearly an outright liar and thug:

“I’m really sorry, but I’m not talking to the press,” Christopher Long, [...]

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Thrillerfest 2008

By On July 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Marketing, Publishing, Writing

Thrillerfest kicked off yesterday at the Grand Hyatt Hotel here in New York and I had the pleasure of attending the full day — I’ll be back tonight and most of Saturday — meeting some great people, picking up some interesting books, and taking in some insightful information on the publishing game from [...]

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Bill Maher does journalists’ job for them

By On March 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Politics, Publishing

One of the more frustrating things about mainstream media coverage of this year’s Presidential primaries has been their short attention span and preference for the low-calorie sensational stories over the meatier issues of the day. ie: Samantha Power calling Hillary Clinton a “monster” (a comment which, taken in context, is hard to argue to with) is [...]

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