Archive for 2008/04


NYC

We drove by the New York State Pavilion from the ’64-’65 World’s Fair. I’m used to being on the Van Wyck, on the other side of the pond where Elliott Murphy’s dad used to run the aquashow.  From that side you can see into Shea Stadium, the Unisphere is ensconced in greenery, and the rotunda […]

Apple Buys Universal

With the Net ablaze with talk of Jim Griffin’s P2P licensing scheme, Steve Jobs has worked in secret to pull off the staggering, mind-bending, game-changing acquisition of Universal Music. Despite Vivendi’s public vote of confidence in its music operation, the brass of the conglomerate has been trying to unload its music asset for years. The […]