Curiosities
February 4, 2012
Facebook’s Hype 0
by Nick Moran
The Facebook IPO was this week’s biggest story. The social media giant, which boasts 800 million members, is seeking a $75-$100 billion market valuation. But hold your horses, investors. A lot of that optimism could be empty hype. After all, look at the site’s requested valuation as a percentage of its 2011 revenue, and compare [...]
February 4, 2012
Fre-books 0
by Nick Moran
Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows (which was a favorite of Jonathan Safran Foer), floats a new idea to publishers: give away your e-books for free!
February 3, 2012
Dyer on Unusual Histories 0
by C. Max Magee
Ahead of the forthcoming release of Zona, Geoff Dyer rounds up five unusual histories for The Browser.
February 3, 2012
The Story Behind the Letter 0
by C. Max Magee
Letters of Note posted an incredible letter from a former slave, and Kottke rounded up some more info he and others uncovered about the letter writer.
February 3, 2012
Touré Calls The Help Loathsome 0
by C. Max Magee
Touré says watching The Help was like visual waterboarding.
February 3, 2012
The Working World 0
by C. Max Magee
The media world is abuzz about a former Harper’s Bazaar intern suing parent company Hearst for allegedly violating labor laws for not paying her (With reactions ranging from “She’ll never work in this town again.” to “Good for her. It’s about time!”). At least she didn’t get sucked into HuffPo’s aggregation turbine.
