Something I've been giving a lot of thought to since I started podcasting is the nature and history of broadcasting, and uh... fame and the 20th century, as it transitions into fame in the 21st century.

Imagine the year 1946 (the all-time high year of movie attendance1). Most Americans didn't own TV sets, but they went to the movies on average ( Read more... )

Life update: I went to Japan and came back! The trip was not as fun as I had hoped, but it was not un-fun. Noah went on a hobo adventure perhaps worthy of its own post, but he has relayed his adventure to many of our friends already.

Recently I read this article about closing doors, which helpfully explains a lot about how I feel crippled by ( Read more... )