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Greetings from lovely Michigan! I’ve only been able to check in briefly, as my Internet connection at my Mom’s house relies on piggybacking off a neighbor’s very weak wireless signal, and I haven’t yet found a coat hanger to fashion into a wireless booster antenna for my laptop.
I signed up for the text message from the Obama campaign …
I thought I had had my last say on the (ever dwindling) possibility that the University of Iowa might sell its famous Pollock to raise money to recover from flood damage, but a couple of thoughtful responses to my post from yesterday deserve a reply.
That post was a response to a blog post by Felix Salmon at Portfolio.com that supported …
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I don’t play a lot of videogames anymore, not because I don’t like them, but because I do. I know myself well enough to know that I get addicted. The last time I played regularly was in the ’90s, post-college and pre-kids. Now, between writing, TV screening and, you know, being a person, I don’t know how I could re-develop that habit …
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While Flesh-James is on vacation, Robo-James has generated this free-for-all thread to discuss anything that’s caught your eye in the worlds of TV, media, or other matters Tuned Inland-y. Think of it as do-it-yourself guest blogging.
I was visiting Portfolio.com this morning to look over Anthony Haden-Guest’s piece on how the ongoing banking and credit market upheavals may effect patronage of the arts. Big banks and investment houses like UBS, Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers are major supporters of art fairs and exhibitions, and major collectors too. The upshot: …
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We’re all agreed that Tuned In is the best of all blogs. About TV. That you happen to be reading right now. Or accidentally clicked on while trying to get to Swampland.
But I know that we’re not exclusive. We have an open relationship. You can’t be tied down. So in the interest of broadening our reading options—and getting to know a …
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While Flesh-James is on vacation, Robo-James has generated this free-for-all thread to discuss anything that’s caught your eye in the worlds of TV, media, or other matters Tuned Inland-y. Think of it as do-it-yourself guest blogging.
One of the reasons I was in London last month was to look in on the big Cy Twombly show at Tate Modern. And this is what I had to say about it recently in Time.
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It’s that time of year: when music critics assess the singles of the last few months and pick the definitive summer song of the year. Mine probably wouldn’t make any of these lists, but the one single that’s most deeply wormed into my brain this season is probably Aimee Mann’s Freeway. Watch the video, and see if you can see her lips …
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While Flesh-James is on vacation, Robo-James has generated this free-for-all thread to discuss anything that’s caught your eye in the worlds of TV, media, or other matters Tuned Inland-y. Think of it as do-it-yourself guest blogging.
While I was away, there was at least one major art world news blow up. It’s since blown down a bit, but it’s still worth keeping a close eye on. That was the proposal by Michael Gartner, a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Iowa, to have the University take …
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A side effect of being professionally glued to a TV set—and having small children—is that I see a lot fewer movies than I used to. So I thought I’d continue Not-TV Week by throwing open a discussion on this summer’s movies, and what I should eventually rent or download when they come around. A couple starter topics:
* I am the only …
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While Flesh-James is on vacation, Robo-James has generated this free-for-all thread to discuss anything that’s caught your eye in the worlds of TV, media, or other matters Tuned Inland-y. Think of it as do-it-yourself guest blogging.
