The Los Angeles Times has an interesting piece today on designer Henry Keck, who’s firm designed the iconic Dripcut-Starline sugar dispenser in 1955. Keck says, “Our client was able to retire on the profits from that one thing.” The article lays out the methodical way in which Keck and his team assessed the shortcomings of [...]
How weird was it to watch the scene on HBO’s The Wire in which the fictional editor of the Baltimore Sun announces newsroom cuts, starting with the foreign bureaus but encompassing jobs in the main newsroom as well? Sunday, James O’Shea, Los Angeles Times editor, was forced out for resisting newsroom cuts that would have [...]
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