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Posts tagged as Commerce

New York Buys an L.A. Thing, For Once

Most frequently, people in Hollywood read a magazine article and buy the rights! In a "fun" reversal, this time book editors in New York read a magazine article about people out in L.A. and bought a book from the subject. Even though the subject—Barry Michels, shrink of the unproductive scriptwriter set—is... well, let's call him "unusual"? Looking forward to a new, darker take on pop psychology.

Closing Time

I'm not sure whether the soundtrack to this post should be Dire Straits' "Telegraph Road" or Talking Heads' "Nothing But Flowers," but either way it's worth a read.

When Jeffrey Deitch Goes, What Will New York Miss?

"'It's a lot of kids in skinny jeans, black Keds and gauzy scarves. Big fucking deal!' said [Bruce] Hackney. 'You can go on the L train and see the same people!'" READ MORE

Jeffrey Deitch Officially Off to LA

It's a done deal: New York dealer and great annoyance (but also a marvel) Jeffrey Deitch will head up MOCA. This seems like such an odd choice-on Deitch's part! What's the commercial upside for him? There presumably is one, hence why this happened. Why is it better than the money-printing shop he currently owns?

'Mad Men': The Suit

Hurry up, guys, you've only got until November 8th to pick up your limited-edition Brooks Brothers "Mad Men" suit. The "hand-finished, American-made suit is made from gray sharkskin fabric and its two-button jacket features narrow lapels, diagonal pockets and side vents," and will surely be a big hit with anyone who cannot distinguish a television character from reality. Failing that, you can always pick up a pair of those jeans that make your dick look bigger.

Our Tables Will Be Enriched With Agricultural Produce Grown In Our Own Countries

Here is a very important video that you may not have seen. Produced by Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, based on a 62-page report about sustainability and self-sufficiency in national food production and consumption, it's way more fun than it has any right to be. Animated in delightful, Lego-colored graphics, set to a bouncy little electronic number, it features full meals raining from the sky like in Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, line-dancing livestock, and neatly-dressed workmen engaged in a tug-of-war with an ear of corn. If Washington had an A.V. department this good in the '90s, The Starr Report would have been like Grand Theft Auto (that link is not entirely not NSFW).