5 Comments to “Vanity Fair and existential questions at the Royal Ontario Museum”

  1. Anupa

    Jan 7th, 2010

    Except it’ll be relegated to indie formats, until those indie formats are picked up and bought out and rendered big business. Repeat.

  2. Simon

    Jan 7th, 2010

    I’m not so sure that’s even happening now. The business model dependent on that feedback loop has proven unsustainable… I expect the next economic exploits will feature more quality writing, pushing it as more of a premium good is what I’m basically speculating.

    The new thing actually seems to be starting a blog in the hopes of it being turned into a movie though.

    I’m on the cusp of starting a blog about my attempts to replicate every item on the Wendy’s super value menu with only organic ingredients.

  3. jessekg

    Jan 8th, 2010

    It goes blog or newspaper column > to book > to movie. And it seems to all be based on stunt journalism: how i practiced the bible literally for a year; how I was green for a year; how I only used medieval sanitary procedures for a year (seriously); etc. I’m thinking, how I put up with mind-numbing trade work for a year?

  4. Jef

    Jan 9th, 2010

    This: “To see crumbling manuscripts side by side with todays newsstand product, all under a dust protector, seemed more prescient than perhaps even the exhibit curators intended.”

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