January 26, 2008

  • This is amusing, I thought; it's a sign at a currently-being-remodeled restaurant on 7th Street:

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    That's telling 'em.

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    This is the day Time magazine
    arrives, and today's issue is pitiful. Simply pitiful. Sixty-four
    pages! I remember when it was close to twice that size. What, there's
    not as much news or stuff to report now as there was five or ten years
    ago? Thinking about it, it must be hard times for news magazines, what
    with the proliferation of news sites on the internet, not to mention
    CNN on cable. Trying to find something new to write about must be
    difficult.

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    Dmitry got his report card today, which was very nice indeed. He's
    just 1 1/2 credits away from being a junior, and he's expecting to get
    a half credit before long (when he finishes US Government), but is
    having to take time away from his regular studies to take TAKS
    preparation classes, since the TAKS (Texas Assessment Somethingorother,
    IIRC) tests are roaring up on them. It's a shame that he - and the
    other students - have to spend their time on classes that don't
    garner them class credit. I'm no fan of today's "teach to the test"
    methodology.

Comments (6)

  • Congratulations, Dmitry!  Nice work indeed.

    January magazines are often slim because ads are fewer after Christmas.  Are the content pages down too?

  • Well, that's a good point, only I've never, ever seen the magazine THIS skinny.  It was immediately noticeable.

  • "When will you make an end?"
    "When I am finished!"

    (Know where that comes from ?)

    I've begun noticing that lots of mags are simply becoming fronts for the website.  Organic Gardening and BH&G will both quite frequently write a brief (like half a page with a big photo), but very interesting article and then say, "For more info see our website..."  Very annoying.  I don't subscribe to the mag so I can find out what's on the website.

  • We've quit taking US News becuase their content is so pitiful that all they can think of writing is stuff I've seen on the Net-- that and USN&WR Guide To the Best (fill in the blank). And then there are all the annual articles on "The Real Jesus" or something pathetic like that. No more. We're down to the Economist now; the rest of it comes through the Web.

  • If the ad pages are down, the news pages by definition must also be down, because it's the ads that pay for the news (or more properly "editorial matter") to get printed.

    Eleanor -- and half the real meat of the "Guide to the Best" stuff is also found on the website. I never took USNWR, but having seen it in waiting rooms I've had the experience of trying to find out some actual information about the "bests," and other than the feature article which gives a few highlights, all you get is a chart of the top finishers with very little detail, and a link to the website.

  • Kelly, isn't that Michelangelo and his pope, discussing when the Sistine Chapel will be finished?

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