September 2009
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Are obituaries still relevant? →
I contemplate this question in a piece I just posted on the Huffington Post.
August 2009
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Obsolete Dating rules... →
I know that, like me, most of you get up in the morning, pour some coffee, and log on to http://www.tips4dating.co.cc. But, for those of you who may have missed this in depth think-piece on obsolete dating practices, I thought I’d point you to it. And, a word to all my male fans: If we go to a restaurant, you can pay. Really. It’s okay.
Did Apple kill the radio? →
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Indiana school district believes that handwriting... →
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April over at Examiner.com interviews...me! →
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Is it time to get rid of phone books? →
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It's official: Mobile phones are replacing alarm... →
…which is why those of us who turn off our phones at night are perpetually late. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
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No more textbooks for California kids... →
"'Those are the leftovers of my husband's... →
Nice Wall Street Journal piece about obsolete records found in barrels in a Brooklyn tenement storage space. These 2000 nickel-plated copper discs hold unusually faithful recordings of Woody Guthrie’s voice.
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The Tech of Mad Men →
Gizmodo has a nice video collection of some of the obsolete items that are featured in Mad Men (to those of you who are unindoctrinated: the show takes place in an advertising office in the 1960s). My ears perked up at all the mentions of Rolodexes in the first episode of this season — as in, “Just see how you’ll manage without my Rolodex once I’m gone.” Rolodexes,...
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