Stephen Goldmeier

First-draft musings from a lawyer, pop culture obsessive, semi-professional nerd, and breakfast food aficionado. Opinions are my own. See: www.zapp645.com

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There’s No Reason (Yet) to Think Stephen Colbert Will Be a Good “Late Show” Host

Except that he’s funny. But that might not be enough.

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Loneliness on the Internet

“[John Vanderslice] said, ‘If you think the Internet is making us lonelier, then you were never lonely before 1995.’”

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Idea: let readers take away ad money if they don’t like what they read

Here’s the idea. As ad revenue works now on the internet, when someone reads a thing, the writer (or content management company) gets money…

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“Look Up” actually advocates not looking too closely at anything

A new viral video about the ills of social media actually demonstrates the ills of itself.

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