The Decline and Fall of the Book Cover
The New Yorker
July 16, 2013
Lovely story for you visual folks, and studiers of social trends.
Toys for tight schedules
Wall Street Journal
July 23, 2013
"Toymakers are increasingly creating playthings aimed at busy kids who only have bite-size bits of time to play—a trend some in the industry are calling "snack toys."
"School-age children are increasingly playing in short bursts of time between organized activities—whether on the sidelines of a sibling's soccer game or at home, between piano lessons and homework. And while many parents default to their smartphone or another electronic device as a quick diversion, toy companies are working hard to maintain their market by refreshing traditional games and playthings to be shorter-playing, more portable and faster to clean up."
$20 for a bottle of water? Your water sommelier will bring the menu right away.
Los Angeles Times
July 18, 2013
"Martin Reise is the water sommelier -- yes, there is such a thing -- for the Patina Group of Retaurants. He's launching a water menu Monday at Ray's and Stark, the restaurant at LACMA, where he is also the general manager. Some of the bottles will be priced as high as $20. "
How Chinese ingenuity destroyed salad bars at Pizza Hut
Kotaku
July 19, 2013
Creative salad sculptures give "all you care to eat" a run for the money. Why not just charge by the pound?
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