Out the back door by Jill N. Hamilton-Krawczyk Both the Detroit Free Press (New era arrives for cable customers) and the Detroit News (Senate clears way for cable TV reform) have articles on Michigan’s new cable franchising bill which has passed the House and Senate and appears to be headed for a quick signing by […]
:grumble: A browser crash and a masterful Pistons’ quarter-season update vanishes. Hopefully the recreation captures some of it…
Spartan Podcast has a cool interview with USA Network founder (and MSU alum) Kay Koplovitz. The USA Network was the first cable channel and in the interview Koplovitz discusses the generation of her idea, her efforts to fund women entrepreneurs and offers some advice for women seeking careers in communication. You can also hear the […]
artarrow blogsize by toybreaker more MOCAD photos and/or visit Toybreaker. Last week I had the pleasure of attending a presentation by Model D co-publisher Paul Schutt. I think they have a great editorial philosophy and it’s exciting to see them starting to produce original videos like the one above on the Museum of Contemporary Art […]
Thanks to PSFK and their article on Detroit’s Object Orange for the above video. ddd2 by ghettobrooke We initially went with this feature because of a nice NPR feature from WDET, Detroit Artists Paint Town Orange to Force Change. The interview (which was kind of choppy on my system) explored the motivation behind the group […]
Capitol and Tree by Aunt Owee For My Amusement only… tipped us off to an excellent column, Part-time Legislature without term limits tops Christmas wish list by Peter Luke from Booth Newspapers. Luke argues that Michigan’s lawmakers are working part-time for full-time pay … and leaving behind a pile of unfinished business larger even than […]
Diane says that this photo from December of 2005 looks great when supersized and offers these thoughts on winter from Ruth Stout: “There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you ….. In spring, summer and fall people sort of have an open season on each other; only in the winter, in […]
Let’s eat! by yoshiko314 (sweet potato tart!) More yummy pics/recipes here and here Monday’s LSJ had a feature reporting that while the body absorbs white potatoes quickly, causing a huge rush of insulin that can cause weight gain and a predisposition to diabetes and heart disease, sweet potatoes don’t have that liability and are also […]
Eric Berrien over at Among the Trees has a pair of posts (As your audience goes… and Savior of the Industry) that discuss Michigan newspapers in relation to a recent New York Times article about 2007 advertising forecasts. The Times article says that while flat growth is predicted for traditional media like radio & […]
Winter Cabin by tgrabb Kristi Kates of the Northern Express has a column that offers some strategies for surviving winter in Michigan. As the current issue of the Express also dashed my hopes that Sugar Loaf (our local and long-shuttered ski resort) would open this winter, I find that I am more interested in finding […]
White River by curlyson The Muskegon Chronicle is reporting that Nestle (bottlers of Ice Mountain water) is seeking state permission to pump 70 million gallons of spring water annually from the headwaters of two of Michigan’s finest trout streams: the White River (a state Natural River) and Pere Marquette River (a federal Wild and Scenic […]
no child left behind by Keith Emmerich Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry interviewed the executive director of the Michigan Association of School Administrators, William Mayes, about the current crisis in school funding. Mayes agrees with the assessment by Michigan School Business Officials director Tom Lloyd that Michigan schools are on a “march to the edge of […]