And Here’s the Kicker: Mike Sacks’s Conversations With Humor Writers.
Interview with Rob Janoff, Designer of the Apple Logo
“We presented two versions of the logo. One with and one without the bite. Just in case he thought the bite was too cute. Fortunately he went with the one that gave it the most personality with the bite. Frankly it was a no brainer and you would miss the mark if you don’t show some kind of an apple. When I presented I showed him several variations. Striped version, solid color version, metallic version. All those with the same shape.”
Gonzo Gastronomy: How the Food Industry Has Made Bacon a Weapon of Mass Destruction
The confluence of factory farming, the boom in fast food and manipulation of consumer taste created processed foods that can hook us like drugs.
The Courthouse Ring
Atticus Finch and the limits of Southern liberalism.
The Death of Journalism (Gawker Edition)
The Long Journey Home
Killed in a Brighton car accident, Fredy Zepeda was buried by the family he tried to lift from poverty but hadn’t seen for years
The Making of an Iran Policy
Some protesters I met on the streets of Tehran pointedly asked me, “Where’s Obama?” Trying to rethink things, it seems. Khamenei’s own shift was cemented in his ferocious sermon a week after the election, when he embraced Ahmadinejad and tried to blame the whole bloody fiasco on “evil” Western agents.
Hello, My Name Is: Coed Naked Yoga
The new offenders of standup comedy
Political correctness used to rule comedy, but now comics routinely offend their audiences. How did things get so nasty?
Spinning in the Grave
The three biggest reasons music magazines are dying.
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