My sister Annie sent me this mash-up, which you can find on this guy's page. It's more than obvious, sure, but could anything out-creap Jacko's mug shot? How about THE PLAY IT'S GETTING? As Mark Geragos enters the lexicon, it's time to rent DEVIL'S ADVOCATE again. … [Read more...]

Why don’t editors push writers harder, especially for special “theme” issues (does the TIMES mag do any “regular” issues anymore)? Rob Walker’s iPod story last week quoted Steve Jobs as saying "People think it's this veneer -- that the designers are handed this box and told, 'Make it look good!' That's not what we think design is. It's not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." That’s the Apple philosophy right there, and it cries out for unpacking. Instead, we go inside the guts of the iPod and learn … [Read more...]