By Zachary Weiss Beneath the veil of high-quality reporting, bold headlines and vibrant pictures, journalism is a business–an industry where the bottom line can dictate content and advertisers are often the financial life force of a publication. Yet as more people begin to view their news online and prime advertising space moves away from its traditional home in print, … [Read more...] about Pixels or Paper?
Archives for March 2010
Special
By Taylor Friedman They told me my brother has a special brain. That’s what they used to tell me, time after time. Special brain? What does that mean? Does it sit upon a red velvet throne? Is his cerebrum made of gold? How did he get it and I didn’t? Did someone offer him a free, special brain with his $20 purchase? It didn’t seem fair. If I was the oldest, … [Read more...] about Special
Raisins
By Monica Kreindel When I was young I could give my grapes to anyone, and anyone could take. Four for my preschool teacher, two for each friend in my class. Ten for my stuffed tiger, fifty for my mother. And everybody wanted one. Soon the grapes started to ripen: no longer small, young, green grapes. Those, anyone could have; but these were new, brightly colored, and I … [Read more...] about Raisins
Chasing Bunnies
By Claire Keneally My rabbit Ginger was wild when I found her, one eyed, in the yard behind my piano teacher's house. She came home, stitched, to slide on the staccato tiles beneath my father's bed where she played until one day, Ginger and I found women with long hair, and short hair, as short as Ginger's, and no hair, like me. They hid, under … [Read more...] about Chasing Bunnies
Top Ten: Baby Names (All Real, I Swear) A-I
By Brandice Wilson 10. Alcamy; Origin: American; Meaning: Alternate spelling of Alchemy; Guaranteed: Your kid will fail chemistry. 9. Cloud, Cricket, Denim… Please refrain from naming your child after the first random object that pops into your little brain. 8. Butch 7. Aim; Origin: American; Meaning: Direct toward target… or “My parents are social networking whores.” 6. … [Read more...] about Top Ten: Baby Names (All Real, I Swear) A-I