‘Editorial Page’ Archives
The Downfall of Detroit
Read the headlines in the papers yesterday: CBS News: China Surpasses U.S. In 2009 Auto Sales USA Today: China Surpasses U.S. In 2009 Auto Sales Bloomberg.com: China Ends U.S.’s Reign as Largest Auto Market (Update2) Yahoo: China Surpasses U.S. In 2009 Auto Sales India [Read More]
Good Advice for the New Year
It is a new year and a new decade. Here is advice that was given to the class of 1999 ten years ago. It is still timely. The advice is from Baz Luhrmann Wear Sunscreen. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but [Read More]
The Art of Fauxtography
With the widespread use of Photoshop among photographers, graphic designers and other image creators, it seems like a new art form has developed. The creations begin life as photographs, but are highly manipulated using digital compositing and digital painting techniques. [Read More]
Trompe l’oeil
This story is from the ancient Greeks: Two painters were rivals in a contest. Each would try to make a picture that produced a more perfect illusion of the real world. One, named Zeuxis , painted a likeness of grapes so natural that birds flew down to peck at them. Then his [Read More]
Unemployment Spreads Across America
At LBB magazine we don’t often write about economics, but this economic crisis and recession has effected just about every business in the country included ours. During economic downturns, businesses traditionally cut expenses by laying off workers. Companies also [Read More]
Origin of the Word OK
The word OK is recognized by just about everyone on the planet. What is the origin of the word? The answer is surprising. The story was researched by Professor Allen Walker Read in the 1960s. In the summer of 1838 there was a fad for using abbreviations. NG for No Good, PDQ [Read More]
A New Business Model Proposal for Publishers
It is well known that publishers of newspapers and magazines are suffering. New media, including the internet, is killing the magazine and newspaper business. The number of advertising pages in magazines from Vogue to Playboy is shrinking. Magazines and newspapers are [Read More]
Clark Little: Inside the Wave
Photographer Clark Little is an expert surfer from Hawaii who has turned his attention from riding the waves to photographing the waves. He has produced some amazing images from a perspective rarely seen and usually only available to big wave surfers–the view from [Read More]
