Tim Long, a fellow writer on The Simpsons, has joined me in a desperate cause: slowing the rate at which soon-to-become-obsolete magazines become obsolete. That is, he also trying to prop up a dying medium with the miracle cure of ONLINE CONTENT. Here is Tim Long’s witty, why-didn’t-I-think-of-that piece for VanityFair.com.
Steve Carell plays Michael Scott playing Agent 86! This is a much longer and more substantial trailer than the teaser that was already out there. It does not, however, resolve the question of whether the movie will actually be funny.
Well, pwns is a little strong. But watch this video in which Tufte — who lectures and writes about information and design — leads the audience through the major design achievements and failings of the Jesusphone. Sample nitpick: the persistence of a thick, opaque bottom bar in iPhone’s web browser — if it were transparent [...]
