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Feb
26/10
Craig Ferguson has balls
Last Updated on Sunday, 28 February 2010 04:02
Written by Chris Magyar
Friday, February 26th, 2010

CBS, in its infinite lack of wisdom, has yet to post official links to Craig Ferguson’s extraordinary experiment in televised intelligence on Tuesday night, in which he gave over his entire one-hour program to an audience-free conversation with Stephen Fry. Here’s the official excerpt: (more…)

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Feb
25/10
Digital magazines — just one step left
Last Updated on Thursday, 25 February 2010 01:39
Written by Chris Magyar
Thursday, February 25th, 2010

As a magazine nerd, I find this video from Bonnier endlessly fascinating. I’ve watched it half a dozen times now, and it still makes me gasp at the appropriate moments. Much more intelligent and intuitive than either the iPad demos or the Time Inc. reader previews that have been flying around. It’s quiet, and there’s a lot of Ikea-like stage dressing to make you feel cozy with the idea of digital reading, but hang with it and watch the features unfold.
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