The closing ceremonies, hell, the entire coverage of the Olympics seemed to be made for a customer that doesn’t exist, who lived back in the pre-Internet days, when the fact that NBC broadcast in color was enough to satiate those stuck in front of screens without clickers, sentenced to watching endless commercials or forced to [...]

I often wonder what it would be like to go to college today.
When I went to Middlebury, not only was there no Internet, there were no DVDs, and if you were really lucky, you could get one TV channel, with snow.  A couple of times a week we’d go to Dana Hall for movies, otherwise [...]

Bruce Springsteen may be haggard, a bit worse for wear, but it befits his ethos, I’m just a hardworking journeyman telling the tales of the working man.  He wants to appear vibrant, alive, still in the creative mode.  He even puts out new albums.
Same deal with Paul McCartney.  He dyes his hair, but wants you [...]

There was an interesting piece in the "New York Times" asking whether it was more important to win a Grammy or appear on the telecast.  In other words, do you remember who won Album of the Year or do you remember Pink flying high in the sky? 

Grammys’ Weight Is Now Measured in Face Time

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