Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture

Archive for June 2nd, 2008

Blogger…book bin bust. Potential market, though!

Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: June 2, 2008

Newsweek is reporting that there has been a fall-out in respect to blog book deals.
In support of their argument they note that a gawker.com deal with Atria for the sum of $250,000.00 turned out lackluster sales – 1,000 copies to date.
Christian Lander (Stuff White People Like) was signed by Random House with an up-front pay-out [...]

Recently, I stopped in to a Westwood Gallery to catch an exhibition of art by celebrated spiritual leader – Shinjo Ito.
Ito was considered to be the foremost 20th Century Buddhist Master and artist.
Shinjo Ito (1906-1989), founder of the Shinnyo-en stream of Buddhism, was one of Japan’s most versatile Buddhist sculptors and an accomplished artist in [...]

After a fall from Grace, Adam & Steve given a shot at it…

On the heels of last week’s landmark ruling in California uplifting the ban on “Gay Marriage” in California, eight states with anti-gay amendments to their Constitution (plus two without) have filed “friends” of the court briefs with the California Supreme Court asking for [...]