Herbie J Pilato has some Rockin’ Good News

EDITOR’S NOTE: Who says the publishing biz – you know, the one that uses actual paper – is dead? Certainly not our pal Herbie J Pilato, who recently sent us this feel-good report:

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by Herbie J Pilato

Hello All – read article

Conspicuous Consumption: The Socioeconomics of Hannibal

Overthinking TV’s current hot serial killer. Hey, somebody’s got to do it:

hannibal-posterby Shana Mlawski

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

—Adam Smith read article

Peer Production: LOVE IN THE TIME OF ADVERTISING

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Oh how we luv us our Vimeo. Another independently made video gem:

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TVWriter™ Top Posts for the Week Ending 2/14/14

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Here they are, the most viewed TVWriter™ posts for the past week:

Kathy Sees Iron Man 3 read article

5 Ways The Comcast-Time Warner Cable Deal Could Ruin TV and The Internet

HuffPo’s gotten all commercial and crass on us in the past few years, so if somebody writing for them (probably without pay but that’s a different story) is coming out against this latest bit of commercial crassness you know what’s up is bad.

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Florida Insurance Company Enrolls People In Obama's Affordable Health Care Planby Timothy Stenovec

You’re probably already thinking that the merger of the two biggest cable companies in the United States isn’t going to turn out great for regular people. read article