Vanity Fair and existential questions at the Royal Ontario Museum
Posted by Simon in media, Uncategorized on 06. Jan, 2010 | 5 Comments
As I strolled the halls of the Royal Ontario Museum’s Vanity Fair exhibit, all I could wonder was; is this a tomb to magazines? Conde Nast was once the gatekeeper of high culture. Now the storied publishing house is struggling simply to stay relevant (and financially stable) closing previously untouchable halo titles such as Gourmet. [...]
High concepts, low budgets, no concepts, fix it in Photoshop
Posted by Jef in Art, media, Pop Culture on 03. Dec, 2009 | 5 Comments
When I get drunk and talk about the death of magazines, every Wednesday, I’m mostly lamenting the death of the job market and the PR-approved pap that we’ve come to punch John Lahr in the face with and call profile pieces. But what can I say. I’ve written the shit myself. Mostly because I’m green, [...]
