The way I view it is, we’re not at war with the administration, we’re at work. We’re doing our jobs. | | | | | Nero during the burning of Rome. (Bildagentur-online/Universal Images Group/Getty) | | | | | | “The way I view it is, we’re not at war with the administration, we’re at work. We’re doing our jobs.”
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| | rantnrave:// I'm so proud of ethical journalism right now for the reason THE ATLANTIC's DAVID FRUM said on TWITTER... I've never been but CODE MEDIA Conference has an array of moguls and disruptors. But also product debuts. One special one (to me) this week. My former SLING MEDIA colleague ANDREW EINAUDI debuted his new streaming media box, CAAVO. They're trying to solve the issues of multiple interfaces and multiple remotes in a multi device and service world. Something that drives me crazy. A proud moment onstage with RECODE's WALT MOSSBERG and LAUREN GOODE. Bittersweet for those onstage, many in the audience and me watching from home. Caavo was co-founded and partially the brainchild of my best friend, BLAKE KRIKORIAN. One of the last things he worked on before he passed away suddenly last August. Blake and Andrew met when Blake was demoing SLINGBOX for Walt and Andrew was demoing JAWBONE. Thus, Walt was a natural fit to launch the new box. Blake always saw problems and then opportunities in the media ecosystem. This was another one. Lots of good memories of Sling with Blake, his brother JASON KRIKORIAN and Andrew. And of going to Walt's office in D.C. for the first time (a thrill for any gadget freak) and showing him plans for Slingbox 2.0 and VOD. Great times. We loved our product. We knew we were right. And we loved unfair fights against giants. Congrats to the Caavo team. Assuming my box is in the mail... Like NAS, “I’m an addict for sneakers” and yet I somehow didn’t get in on this. Yo! STEVE CASE! TIM ARMSTRONG! SCOOTER BRAUN! PAUL ROSENBERG! I’m a sneakerhead… Politically, I'm going through my own "terrible twos" at 45 years old. I want to say something. I want to do something. I want to help. I don't know what to do. I need a political mentor. A politician I can talk to, ask questions and help me understand and synthesize things. My version of a parent saying "use your words"... Model KARLIE KLOSS apologized quickly for posing as a Geisha for a VOGUE pictorial. I read a lot about cultural appropriation. I’m a fan of Kloss, and FashionREDEF's MINDY MEISSEN says Vogue executive fashion editor PHYLLIS POSNICK is the real deal. But as FASHIONISTA points out, “How, In 2017, Did This 'Vogue' Shoot Of Karlie Kloss Dressed As A Geisha Happen?” That’s what I asked Mindy on SLACK. More than the shoot itself, it was the act of doing it that was tone-deaf. Media operates on a meta-level nowadays. People need to take responsibility for the actions they take in publishing because the audience is aware of the making of these things. Backstage is front row. It's not just "Oh look at this pretty picture." It's "What decisions went into making this picture and does that align with my values as a reader, as a human being?" Very poorly timed in her estimation. Can honest respect and homage happen anymore without fear of critics? It's tricky. I'm sure the first thing people notice is that it's a white woman dressing up as an Asian woman. That brings up all kinds of painful history of Orientalism and racist portrayals of Asians in western visual culture. One should be able to pay homage, but in today's climate, a shoot like that doesn't make sense. We don't think they meant to offend anyone, but the naiveté of thinking people wouldn't be offended is culturally unsavvy. Maybe the one savvy thing in this mess is that Kloss owned it and apologized. Vogue silence, so far. But then art often doesn't apologize, even in a commerce setting... SPLITZ ENZ spent "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" and now we're in it for at least 4 years, thankfully... Happy Birthday to MIKE HIRSHLAND, STEVE LEEDS, JESSE REDNISS and ANDREW KIRK. | | | - Jason Hirschhorn, curator |
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| The world is more complex and volatile today than at any other time in modern history. In order to successfully navigate a rapidly changing world, author and MIT Media Lab Director, Joichi “Joi” Ito says you must be alert and nimble. | | |
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| … and why we need a hacker mindset. | | |
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| Google and Sony want to change the way artists think about artificial intelligence. | | |
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| Social media is offering a lifeline for fractured families -- and a window into the refugee crisis. | | |
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| BuzzFeed. It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate. | | |
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| On this episode, Joanne Wilson discusses the dark-side of venture capital and highlights some of the predatory practices that founders, entrepreneurs and early | | |
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| A few months ago I wrote about how you can encrypt your entire life in less than an hour. Well, all the security in the world can’t save… | | |
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| "Legion" on FX is just the latest. | | |
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| Tweaking texture could give us healthy versions of our favorite junk foods--and that's just the beginning. | | |
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| Alternatives like Harlem Fashion Week have sprung up to give up-and-comers a chance. | | |
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| And how New York City -- the worst offender -- plans to make them suck less. | | |
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| In the event that Spotify does not IPO, it either needs to raise more capital until it can get to profitability (which could be 3+ years away) or it needs someone to meet its $8 billion asking price. | | |
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| LeBron James' first act, becoming one of the greatest basketball players in history, is all but settled as a success. His second act -- to become a global entertainment icon -- is just beginning. | | |
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| Craft chocolate, like beer and coffee before it, is ready to go mainstream. But that doesn't mean it's ready to sell out. | | |
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| There's a case building that television -- more than wealth or family or real estate, certainly more than politics -- is what President Trump loves most. The evidence was there all along. A camera in the room is the only thing that seems to truly animate him, for it brings with it the promise of big (or easily inflatable) ratings. | | |
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| Artificial intelligence has achieved much of its recent success by mimicking biology. Now it must go further. | | |
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| A decade ago, Trump literally tussled with a wrestling champ. The people who were there are still shocked he did it. | | |
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| Sean Spicer has barely moved into his office. | | |
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| Giovanni Ribisi may play a con artist on TV, but don't expect him to pick your pocket anytime soon. The actor, whose career spans more than three decades, stars in a new Amazon series co-created by Bryan Cranston called "Sneaky Pete." | | |
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| The minicomputer maker Wang Laboratories ran an ad on the Super Bowl long before Apple did. So why did the company and its minicomputers become a footnote? | | |
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| President Trump’s strategic adviser is elevating a once-obscure network of political thinkers. | | |
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