Love, Recession Style, with Twin Sister and Soderbergh

A consideration of “Vampires with Dreaming Kids” and “The Girlfriend Experience” David Schneider These days, my life is lived on the hypermedia broadband, incessantly, obsessively. And occasionally, I have some remarkable experiences there. I'd like to tell you about two of them which chimed together. Recently I discovered a quite extraordinary band just starting to…

Money Talks Back: The Linguistic Infrastructure of Corporatese (i.e., business jargon)

David Schneider I applied for a copywriting job the other day. The employer was a maker of some intriguing educational technologies, and needed someone to fully update the website's text, and determine a new voice for the firm that would be more appealing to buyers. It was a good job; and a not inconsiderable one.…

Talkin’ Gibbon in the Hypercloud

by David Schneider If you're asked, “So, what are you reading these days?” do not under any circumstances reply The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Unless, of course, you intend to frighten off acquaintances, old friends, petrified Republicans, pie-eyed Democrats, overstaying guests, job interviewers, potential lovers– heck, just about anyone. Trust me. In…