On the morning of Friday, June 11th, Apple Inc. (née Apple Computer Inc.) released the second generation of its iPhone, a release feted as “The Second Coming of the Jesusphone”. It’s not to be taken lightly. Since their first big forays into the consumer electronics market, Apple’s deftly calibrated hype strategy—a tripartite blend of secrecy, [...]
Weird parallels between Jack White and Michael Jackson abound in a Kennedy/Lincoln assassination sort of way. It’s not just that “My Doorbell” sounds like a B-side off of “ABC”: for starters, they both began their early careers looking distinctly genre-appropriate, MJ sporting a Jerry Curled, high-collared 80’s dance-funk look, JW mop-haired and bicep t-shirted. But [...]