Monthly Archives: October 2009

Lewis Hyde Practices What He Preaches

Posted on 23 October 2009 by

[The Millions] Over at The Millions, I’ve got a post on Lewis Hyde and his absurdly overlooked “Frames from the Framers: How America’s Revolutionaries Imagined Intellectual Property.” It’s a great essay with real-world relevance—both to downloading music, which Hyde examines … Continue reading →

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Aggregators and the Media: Sportscenter Edition

Posted on 19 October 2009 by

[Slate's The Big Money] One of the things I don’t understand about the Huffington Post—and there are many—is its lack of a sports page. I mean, they have one, technically, but it doesn’t make the home page’s navigation bar and seems … Continue reading →

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John Cusack and DFW

Posted on 13 October 2009 by

[x-posted at The Rumpus] On Friday night, and in preparation for Where the Wild Things Are, I rewatched Spike Jonze’s first feature, Being John Malkovich. What struck me was not the film’s final childlike shots or how its puppet shows anticipate both Christopher … Continue reading →

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