- Size Matters – The Death of Relationship Marketing in the Wine Business (Cepage Noir) Eh, the guy who wanted directions to Costco just completely didn’t get it. And that’s too bad. But surely in a town this size, there are enough of us who appreciate that “small” in reference to Christopher’s shop isn’t a pejorative — but rather, connotes boutique, quality, knowledge, service, and all sorts of other things one might want in his/her wine merchant.
- The Red Wine Pill (W. Gifford-Jones, The Epoch Times) Eh, a pill’s not nearly as much fun as the real thing!
- Reaching for the Starbucks (Christopher Caldwell, FT)
- All the Leaves are Brown (Steven Hayward, Claremont Review of Books)
More than 30 years ago political scientist Anthony Downs wrote in the Public Interest of a five-step “issue-attention cycle” through which public enthusiasm for an issue gradually diminishes as we come to recognize the high cost of drastic action, and that the nature of the problem was exaggerated or misconceived. The environment, he wrote, would have a longer cycle than most issues because of its diffuse nature, but it appears that the public is finally arriving at the late stages of Downs’s cycle. Opinion surveys show that the public isn’t jumping on the global warming bandwagon despite a multi-million dollar marketing campaign and full-scale media hysteria. More broadly there are signs that “green fatigue” is setting in. Magazine publishers recently reported that their special Earth Day “green” issues generated the lowest newsstand sales of all issues published in 2008. “Suddenly Being Green Is Not Cool Any More,” read a London Times headline in August.
I’m guessing this one won’t wind up on Eric Berger’s blog!
- 'Right to die' can become a 'duty to die' (Wesley Smith, Telegraph) Ghastly.
- Information wants to be expensive (L. Gordon Crovitz, WSJ) There should always be demand for local news, but people aren’t ever going to be happy about paying for a shoddy product (see Chronicle, Houston).
- A historically awful choice (Brothers Judd)
- Back to Carter, David Warren, RCP)
- Big 12 suspends Tech's Pat Knight for one game (AP) Big 12 officials always seemed scared to discipline Bob Knight. His son, on the other hand, not so much. The bigger question is, will Tech fire this joker at the end of the season and bring in a real coach.
- Joel Osteen Warns Congregation About the Dangers of Pork and Shellfish (Slaughter of the Sheep)
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2 comments On Linkpost: 02/23/09
Let us not forget the first miracle.
Great (and cute) comment about Joel. it certainly reminds me of Jesus’ words not to worry about those who hurt your body, but be afraid of the one who can take your soul.
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