Saturday, October 27

The death of subscription-model newspapers?

The question is simple, would you pay for your online news? Even though some are willing to fork over the modest subscription free for a physically printed copy of their favorite rag, I'd venture to say few would do the same for internet news (even the good stuff).

On Slate today, there was an article by Tim Harford covering the debate, in response to the recently announcement by the New York Times saying almost all its online news material would now be free. Apparently, they believe that ad revenue would more than make up for the loss of the quickly diminishing subscription money. I'm still skeptical.

You can read the article (which is only available in digital form) here, or visit Slate's homepage here.

Thursday, October 25

Before Calvin and Hobbes, There Was...

I was checking out one of my favorite blogs, Boing Boing (you can find the link in the sidebar) today when I came across a link to these scans of early Bill Waterson cartoons.

For those of you not familiar with the cartooning legend, Waterson is the genius behind Calvin and Hobbes. He is also an Ohio native, who got his start drawing for the school newspaper at Kenyon College, The Kenyon Collegian.

You can check out the cartoons here.

Wednesday, October 17

He's Doing It

In a feat that is shocking no one, Stephen Colbert has chosen to throw his hat into the ring and compete for the office of President of the United States. Seriously, no joke. Colbert first announced that he was considering running on the Daily Show last night, only to follow up with an official announcement on his show some 15 minutes later that he will be running only in the state of South Carolina. Below is a clip from the show.




On a side note, that hat must be pretty big to fit on his swelled head. I can't wait to see how this one turns out.