Posts tagged longreads
The NY Times picked the most Lex Luther-ish image they could find of Bezos for their feature on Barnes & Noble.
I strongly suggest reading this piece. The tale of Barnes & Noble’s push to position themselves as a technology company is fascinating (in a tilting-at-windmills sort of way). The finale of the piece reveals how frail the state of the major publishing industry, with companies staking their future on the success of large brick and mortar bookstores and upward trending print and eReader sales.
Slave Labor Makes You Look Great
My friend Ryan Bradford was fired from the Post Office for alluding to a small mailing list he maintained entitled, “Slave Labor Makes You Look Great.” The line made it into an interview with San Diego’s CityBeat after his photos of malicious dogs went internet big.
Sadly, Bradford didn’t win out and was recently handed his “Letter of Resignation.” So now, he’s unveiling the original zine:
Feb 23 – Pat, a regular, asks if I carried his route. I say yes and then he tells me all the things that I did wrong. Matt always seems irked. My poor job of his route does not suit him. “You see,” he says, “you don’t put ANY mail in the boxes labeled VACANT. And when you deliver the advos, do it like this.” He pantomimes folding paper. “Because when I’m out there, I like to jam.” He actually says this.
March 3 – Two girls holler “sexy mailman!” at me from a McDonald’s drive-thru. Makes/ruins my day.
I was lucky enough to be on the original list. His writing is captivating, endearing, and honest. Like Cometbus at its best.
