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"Stories at Home, Contributions Away"

I wrote this post — about content trends in 2012 — for the TOKY blog.

Two Minutes On Video

A sliver of self promotion, as I link to a brief video portrait of me made by Greg Kiger and his Once Films crew for a series of TOKY portraits. You can watch the segments on my friends and colleagues Jay, Geoff, and Katy on the TOKY blog.

"In Silicon Valley, Perks Now Begin at Home"

Interesting piece about perks geared toward whole-life realities and peace of mind.

"Drunk With Power"

In the New York Times Magazine, an in-depth look at Jon Rimmerman’s $30-million-a-year wine-selling business. It’s a tale of “vivid stories” being told through “idiosyncratic e-mails.” Wine + content strategy = article made for me.

Making a Book @ TOKY

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Craig Mod on Building an App (and a Book)

As thoughtful and personal as his previous pieces. 

Joe Pollack Has Died

The hard-working, well-known, and friendly St. Louis dining, theater, and movie critic died Friday at age 81. The Post-Dipatch has an appropriately detailed obituary, and my friend George Mahe has a very nice post at his Relish blog, noting that Joe was at work the night before on five — five — …

"Tony Judt: A Final Victory"

By Jennifer Homans, Judt’s widow, and published in The New York Review of Books. Lovely and sad.

Steve Coll Remembers Anthony Shadid

At newyorker.com: When he came to the Washington Post about a decade ago to serve as a correspondent, I was working as an editor at the paper. I asked a standard job-interview question about his goals in the years ahead, and he provided one of the most striking, emphatic answers I can recall from …