More on Adventures in Merchandising

In the new issue of Time I have a story that summarizes the various art de-accessioning dust ups of the past few months. If you’ve been following those closely there won’t be much in this piece that’s new to you. It’s written to introduce the controversies to the readership that hasn’t been following them closely, [...]

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Just Drive, She Said

FOX The Amazing Race has been in a bit of a ratings slump the last couple seasons, but the show is not beyond rescuing. Say, for instance, you made Phil Keoghan a murderous, criminal S.O.B., the front for a shadowy organization that ran the race for the entertainment of powerful interests. Say some of the [...]

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Mediaquake!

One of the points I tried to get at in my Imus story was that it was an example of a new kind of media explosion that technology has helped to make possible: We may be more inured to shock than ever, but when someone manages to find and cross a line, we’re better able [...]