Tag Archives: walter isaacson

spiked apples

The love of money? Or just the love of risk? Even these pseudo quests for spirituality seemed ennobled by a higher calling: rising to the top of the food chain. And mining is high risk, environmentally contentious and prone to … Continue reading

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

think different: aren’t i wonderful?

His “reality distorted field.” A ruthless, obsessive, perfectionist nature. A productive narcissist bordering on the psychopathic? All the hallmarks of the admired American business leader. The good, the bad and the ugly. The closed ecosystem which will likely permit Android … Continue reading

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

the braun of a new age

Apple design and uncanny similarities with post-war design of Braun products. coincidence? Not at all and perfectly comprehensible. The marriage of Apple and Braun design is also uncannily like Werner Fassbinder’s post-war triology, in particular the Marriage of Maria Braun. … Continue reading

Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

the anger management chip ( on the shoulder )

Although Steve Jobs was worshiped deity on his death,and not dragged through the streets of sirte and paraded on a car hood like a felled prize stag such as Gaddafi, there are some weird and perplexing connections between such powerful … Continue reading

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment