Lateral Publishing Debuts at TechCrunch Disrupt SF…

At the recently concluded TechCrunch Disrupt SF conference that was attended by 2,000 leading technology innovators and investors and over 150 new startups, Red Staple, a pioneer of tools that enable independent artists to easily and affordably create digital packages for rapid distribution, demonstrated its new e-Book authoring tools —… more »

Serendipity and April in Paris…

In Episode 1 of the Jedemi Chronicles, I have field dispatches from a team that’s following Katie through her business trip in Europe. The dispatches are written at 0100 the next day. So, for example the Sunday 0100 dispatch covers Saturday’s activities. My thought is that these arrive at the… more »

The Surprise that Shook up my Jedemi Project…

I had been casually thumbing through the Arts & Leisure section of the Sunday New York Times when I came upon this story: “NIght Flight”? That’s the same name as a book by one of my guys, St. X (Antoine de Saint-Exupery). The gist of the story was that Clarence… more »

Sonic ‘Secret Weapon’ Ad: Summertime Fun!

Caught a glimpse of the new Sonic ad today while watching a baseball game. It was one of those times I wished I had a TiVo on this particular television. So instead, I poked around on online and found it posted on YouTube. The ad, called “Secret Weapon,” is very… more »

HBO’s Treme: Food Focus, Art Imitating Life…

Last Sunday in The New York Times, there was an interesting story about how the focus on food in this season’s HBO show “Treme.” One of the story lines this year follows a New Orleans chef, Janette Desautel, as she tries to make a go of it in New York… more »