Thursday, September 2, 2010
Media Paste magazine formally announces suspension of print publication
Posted by Gwynedd Stuart on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 5:11 PM
Josh Jackson, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Decatur-based music publication Paste, just posted the following announcement on the magazine's website:
Today Paste Media Group announces, with deepest sadness, the suspension of the Paste magazine print product.Struggles with mounting debt were made public last year when our readers responded with generosity to save the magazine. But the prolonged downturn of the ad market has forced a hiatus. All subscribers have access to the digital version of their magazines through the June/July issue on PasteMagazine.com. Paste, while considering strategic alternatives, is focusing on its digital assets, including PasteMagazine.com.
We thank all of those who have shown such tremendous support to a vision of independent media focused on Signs of Life in Music, Film & Culture, including subscribers, advertisers, writers, photographers, illustrators, publicists, record labels, movie studios, book & game publishers and others in the press.
Rumors of the publication's demise started circulating Tuesday evening after management broke the news to staff, and was all but confirmed come yesterday afternoon.
It's genuinely sad to see a fellow print publication bite the dust.
Photo of the Day Photo of the Day: Eyes skyward
Posted by Joeff Davis on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:53 AM
- JOEFF DAVIS
This photo was taken on the basketball court at Candler Park late Sunday afternoon. I tried to only take photographs of the players and never include the ball. I was interested in capturing their movement more than the game itself.
News Morning Newsdome: Discovery Channel gunman learned how to make weapons from ... the Discovery Channel
Posted by Bobby Feingold on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- Myspace
- James Lee
>> Ten Afghan election campaign workers were killed in a NATO-led air strike. It's so hard to tell who you're killing when you're hundreds of miles above them. (BBC)
>> Now for a real terrorist: Police shot and killed gunman James Lee who held hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters in Maryland yesterday. The hostages are now safe. Apparently Lee, who had bombs strapped to his body, was obsessed with overpopulation and felt the channel didn't give the topic enough coverage, writing: "All former pro-birth programs must now push in the direction of stopping human birth." In a strange twist of fate, Lee said he learned how to make bombs in part from the channel's "MythBusters" program. (MSNBC)
>> The Pew Hispanic Center reports that 300,000 fewer people have illegally entered the United States annually since 2007, with the study citing the economy as the main deterrent. This week National Guardsmen, authorized by Obama, will begin patrolling the Arizona-Mexico border, but why bother when we can just retain our crappy economy. Problem solved. (the Wall Street Journal)
>> And finally: Marta Salinas has been waiting on the surface for her husband Yonni Barrios, one of the 33 trapped Chilean miners, when she discovered that his mistress was also waiting for him. Barrios might want to stay in that mine if he knows what's good for him. (the New York Post)
Events 5 things today
Posted by Amber Robinson on Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:00 AM
- Janie Willison
1) Alliance Theatre stages Twist.
2) Georgia State University goes up against Shorter College in its first football game.
3) Emmitt-Nershi Band plays Smith's Olde Bar.
4) Bike MS: Cox Atlanta Rides benefits the local chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at Laughing Skull Lounge.
5) Stockholm Syndrome plays the Buckhead Theatre.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Media If the rumors are true, Paste magazine is no more
Posted by Gwynedd Stuart on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 3:19 PM
We heard rumblings yesterday evening that the Decatur-based music magazine had indefinitely "furloughed" its staff, but didn't want to run with the news until we had confirmation. Since then, several Paste editors eluded to their sudden joblessness on Twitter.
Click here to read about more shakeups in the Atlanta print media market.
News Women outearn men, especially in Atlanta
Posted by Gwynedd Stuart on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:59 PM
- As long as we don't have kids!
This phenomenon is especially true in Atlanta:
The greatest disparity is in Atlanta, where young, childless women were paid 121% the level of their male counterparts, according to Reach Advisors.These women have gotten a leg up for several reasons. They are more likely than men to attend college, raising their earning potential.
Before you bust out your circa-1996 "Girl Power" shirt (you know what I'm talking about) it's important to note that, overall, women "at every education level" still earn far less than than men. According to Census data quoted in the article, "women with a bachelor's degree had median earnings of $39,571 between 2006 and 2008, compared with $59,079 for men at the same education level."
Photo of the Day Photo of the Day: Fashion Cares
Posted by Scott Henry on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:39 PM
- SCOTT HENRY
Ladies will talk. Taking photos at the annual Jeffrey Fashion Cares event is a challenge because the dressed-to-the-nines crowd is every bit as interesting as what's going on on the runway. In between shooting the models showcasing presumably prohibitively expensive outfits, I was drawn to a gaggle of onlookers who were especially expressive in their reactions. At the end of the show, celebrated retailer Jeffrey Kalinsky joined his models on the runway for a final bow. For the record, the high-fashion evening is all for a good cause, benefiting AIDS awareness and the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation. Monday's event was attended by Spanx creator Sara Blakely and former Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor, whose wife, Sasha, is a major Fashion Cares supporter. An after-party at Opera featured Fred Schneider of the B-52s in the DJ booth.
Check out more photos from Fashion Cares.
(Photo and text by Scott Henry)
News Morning Newsdome: Obama gives credit where credit is due in Oval Office address
Posted by Bobby Feingold on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 11:05 AM
- Joeff Davis
>> Newsweek surveyed people asking if they believe Obama "sympathizes with the goals of Islamic fundamentalists who want to impose Islamic law around the world." While of course the majority of Republicans thought it was probably or definitely true, the majority of Democrats responded as unsure to the allegation. Um...what? (Newsweek)
>> Hamas has claimed responsibility for the deaths of four Israelis, including a pregnant woman, last night after firing on their car in the deadliest action against Israelis in more than two years. This comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in peace talks in Washington DC. Serenity now! (the New York Times)
>> Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has admitted, "If someone is responsible" for the persecution of Cuban gays after the 1959 revolution, "it's me." Too little too late, Fidel. (BBC News)
>> And finally: A group of teenagers allegedly harassed members of a mosque in Carlton, NY, during evening Ramadan prayers by shouting obscenities, sideswiping one of the Muslims with a car and firing a shotgun in the air. But of course these Islamophobic events are unrelated. (the New York Times)
Events 5 things today
Posted by Amber Robinson on Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 7:28 AM
- Pouya Dianat/Atlanta Braves
1) Atlanta Braves face the New York Mets.
2) The Glitch Mob performs at the Masquerade.
3) Soho features flight night.
4) El Da Sensei performs at 529.
5) Paramore and Tegan & Sara perform at Gwinnett Center.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Internetz APD announces members of its GLBT Advisory Board
Posted by Gwynedd Stuart on Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 1:19 PM
Since early July, APD's GLBT liaison Officer Patricia Powell has solicited applications and vetted candidates to be among the nine members of a new GLBT advisory board, a body that will "serve as a critical link between the APD and the GLBT community, assisting the department in better understanding its public safety needs." Those individuals were announced today.
APD Public Affairs Manager Carlos Campos told CL last week that in forming the board, they wanted to cover as many demographics as possible and elect members to have their own constituencies in one way or another.
Here are the members:
