Media

Defending Martha
Those that would rush to defend Martha Stewart are kind of missing the point: Wall Street is a corrupt hellhole where success is often its own victim.
Posted on June 09, 2003

Public disservice
By deregulating Big Media, the FCC has failed its mission to uphold the public interest.
Posted on June 02, 2003

Sludge retort
I'd happily take that pets.com sock puppet over Matt Drudge any day.
Posted on May 15, 2003

Apple music
Apple's new music service finally gets it right. It's a shame that a computer company had to do what the rest of the industry has failed at so many times.
Posted on April 28, 2003

The ethics of metajournalism
Revealing the man behind Deep Throat is a level of journalistic carelessness not seen since Fox News.
Posted on April 22, 2003

Alternate newsiverse
American news got ya down? Saleem has the answer you been jonesin for.
Posted on March 23, 2003

Metanews
As we rattle our sabres over the next few days in preparation for war, some thoughts on the media coverage.
Posted on March 18, 2003

RSS revolution
I'm addicted to Rich Site Syndication and can't imagine surfing without it any more. I just wish more sites would support it.
Posted on March 13, 2003

Future of blogging
Thoughts on what blogging via Google will mean.
Posted on February 18, 2003

Steal this blog
A Saturday night debating the pros and cons of intellectual property in the digital age. It really was a good time, promise.
Posted on February 16, 2003

Pirating from NPR
An innocent attempt to listen to NPR on my iPod turns into a moral conundrum regarding the rights of consumers in the digital age.
Posted on February 06, 2003

Saving Salon
Salon made independent media on the web cool before anyone knew what the hell a blogger was. Here are some suggestions to make sure they stick around.
Posted on January 30, 2003

Sadness
Lessig lost in the Supreme Court.
Posted on January 15, 2003

Myopic Hollywood
The Hollywood cartels are at it again: crying Chicken Little over the thought that some newfangled technology is going to...
Posted on December 13, 2002

You are what you're marketed as
"Nobody expects ya to feel bad cuz your boss bought ya an I-pod. But some people expect an occasionally realistic...
Posted on December 08, 2002

Copy wrong
Anyone care to hazard a guess as to what the above image is? Crop circles, perhaps? Maybe it's critical...
Posted on September 19, 2002

How do you say "Finally!" in Mandarin?
She's graced the cover of lad mags the world over. She's the most downloaded athelete on the internet. She's made...
Posted on September 14, 2002

Topless in North Carolina
"In a very real sense, Miss America represents America." I can't think of a more apropos quote, as our nation...
Posted on September 12, 2002