Comments on: When Worlds Collide, I http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:30:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Susan http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-83639 Susan Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:05:47 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-83639 Hi, I'm looking for a back issue of this Angeleno magazine with Robert Downey jr on the cover. The publicist no longer has this issue in stock. Can anybody help me? thank you. Hi,

I’m looking for a back issue of this Angeleno magazine with Robert Downey jr on the cover. The publicist no longer has this issue in stock. Can anybody help me? thank you.

]]> By: When Worlds Collide, II - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-32478 When Worlds Collide, II - Asymptotia Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:19:18 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-32478 [...] I think I ought to explain, as promised, why I am in New York. The first thing to mention is that I wrote the previous post in this miniseries (it was written on a flight to Dublin, and finally posted when I returned) before I knew about any of what I’m about to tell you, so it is rather funny to me… [...] [...] I think I ought to explain, as promised, why I am in New York. The first thing to mention is that I wrote the previous post in this miniseries (it was written on a flight to Dublin, and finally posted when I returned) before I knew about any of what I’m about to tell you, so it is rather funny to me… [...]

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-32421 Clifford Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:32:55 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-32421 Oh... my mistake... it was not in the list I saw... Thanks! -cvj Oh… my mistake… it was not in the list I saw… Thanks!

-cvj

]]> By: Supernova http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-32360 Supernova Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:03:17 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-32360 Actually, it looks to me like they are -- click on "Subscribe" and select "San Francisco", or see the "Editorial Interviews" on the "Recent Press" page. Actually, it looks to me like they are — click on “Subscribe” and select “San Francisco”, or see the “Editorial Interviews” on the “Recent Press” page.

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-32319 Clifford Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:58:52 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-32319 Hi Supernova: - Looking at website of their parent publication (see the link near top of the post) it seems that they are not connected. Best, -cvj Hi Supernova: - Looking at website of their parent publication (see the link near top of the post) it seems that they are not connected.

Best,

-cvj

]]> By: Supernova http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-32281 Supernova Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:23:08 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-32281 Do you contribute to public radio/TV? I get something very similar here in the SF Bay Area, as one of the "perks" of being a member of my public radio station. (It's called, unimaginatively, "San Francisco.") I do have the chance to "opt out", but I haven't taken advantage of this yet. I really should, though -- you are right that the conspicuous consumption this magazine represents (both in its ads and in its enormous, glossy, full-color, low-density, low-intellectual content format) is revolting, not to mention an odd pairing for the standard public-radio sensibility. Still, it's hard to look away (beautiful people! pretty clothes! jewelry! fine dining!). See if there are public TV listings buried in the back pages of your "Angeleno"... Do you contribute to public radio/TV? I get something very similar here in the SF Bay Area, as one of the “perks” of being a member of my public radio station. (It’s called, unimaginatively, “San Francisco.”) I do have the chance to “opt out”, but I haven’t taken advantage of this yet. I really should, though — you are right that the conspicuous consumption this magazine represents (both in its ads and in its enormous, glossy, full-color, low-density, low-intellectual content format) is revolting, not to mention an odd pairing for the standard public-radio sensibility. Still, it’s hard to look away (beautiful people! pretty clothes! jewelry! fine dining!).

See if there are public TV listings buried in the back pages of your “Angeleno”…

]]> By: Plato http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-31530 Plato Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:52:35 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-31530 When the title "When Worlds Collide" was used, some things came to mind that I thought may be relevant and then again might not. Choosing titles can be fun, and I thought, "could there be more to it, then just the magazine?" One may heard of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Velikovsky" rel="nofollow">Immanuel Velikovsky</a> and his book "World's in Collision." I could hardly think of the pairing of two persons like <a href="http://www.varchive.org/cor/einstein/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Immanuel and Einstein</a> yet there is this idea that what was written historically some how contradicted the current assumptions about the history of the cultures in reporting. But again this is not what attracted my attention. That a scientist could distinguish themself as "being apart from society." Them residing in one world, while something "illogical and without reason"could reside in another. I seen evidence of this sort of thing discussed by other scientists as well. Could it be innocent enough that the magazine just appeared and seems fantastical or arrives on the heel of "good reporting about a town that one lives in?" Maybe I was reading more into it then I should? When the title “When Worlds Collide” was used, some things came to mind that I thought may be relevant and then again might not. Choosing titles can be fun, and I thought, “could there be more to it, then just the magazine?”

One may heard of Immanuel Velikovsky and his book “World’s in Collision.” I could hardly think of the pairing of two persons like Immanuel and Einstein yet there is this idea that what was written historically some how contradicted the current assumptions about the history of the cultures in reporting.

But again this is not what attracted my attention.

That a scientist could distinguish themself as “being apart from society.” Them residing in one world, while something “illogical and without reason”could reside in another. I seen evidence of this sort of thing discussed by other scientists as well.

Could it be innocent enough that the magazine just appeared and seems fantastical or arrives on the heel of “good reporting about a town that one lives in?” Maybe I was reading more into it then I should?

]]> By: spyder http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-31492 spyder Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:44:59 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-31492 Glad to see that the ancient boreal forests of Canada are not just going to waste. Oh wait, they are, aren't they? All that premium glossy paper represents an ongoing deforestation of what maybe one of the very last great forests in North America; one that once moderated some of the negative effects of global climate change. Of course Angeleno magazine and Modern Luxury won't mention that i am sure. They seem to be so proud of the "oversized, glossy, high-end" publications they create. But at least your event is now part of what is super chic and really hip. Glad to see that the ancient boreal forests of Canada are not just going to waste. Oh wait, they are, aren’t they? All that premium glossy paper represents an ongoing deforestation of what maybe one of the very last great forests in North America; one that once moderated some of the negative effects of global climate change. Of course Angeleno magazine and Modern Luxury won’t mention that i am sure. They seem to be so proud of the “oversized, glossy, high-end” publications they create. But at least your event is now part of what is super chic and really hip.

]]> By: XXX http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-31434 XXX Sun, 04 Mar 2007 18:33:04 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-31434 "Angeleno" ? What's that supposed to mean? It should be either "angelino" or "angelen~o"... “Angeleno” ? What’s that supposed to mean? It should be either “angelino” or “angelen~o”…

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-31382 Clifford Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:30:15 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-31382 Pyracantha:- If I were to appear in a mainstream magazine, it would not be to attempt to glamorize physics.... it would be to help make it -and the people who do it- more accessible to the general public. So, no luxury for physics from me... sorry! :-) And more on this sort of thing later, in "When Worlds Collide, II" I hope! Cheers, -cvj Pyracantha:- If I were to appear in a mainstream magazine, it would not be to attempt to glamorize physics…. it would be to help make it -and the people who do it- more accessible to the general public. So, no luxury for physics from me… sorry! :-)

And more on this sort of thing later, in “When Worlds Collide, II” I hope!

Cheers,

-cvj

]]> By: candace http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-31374 candace Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:08:27 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-31374 I used to read Wallpaper* with that mixed sense of revulsion and fascination. Fortunately, the Wallpaper* guy just started up a new magazine, called Monocle, that although retains wallpapery elements, also incorporates a bit of the Economist with a dash of plane/trainspotting. I quite liked the debut issue -- it won't be cheap in the US but look for it. http://www.monocle.com/ (unfortunately their site is text-light and streaming-heavy) I used to read Wallpaper* with that mixed sense of revulsion and fascination. Fortunately, the Wallpaper* guy just started up a new magazine, called Monocle, that although retains wallpapery elements, also incorporates a bit of the Economist with a dash of plane/trainspotting. I quite liked the debut issue — it won’t be cheap in the US but look for it.
http://www.monocle.com/ (unfortunately their site is text-light and streaming-heavy)

]]> By: Pyracantha http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-31279 Pyracantha Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:59:48 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/when-worlds-collide-i/#comment-31279 So...when will you appear in this magazine? Here's a chance to glamorize physics and get the luxury cachet that Big Science needs to get that funding! So…when will you appear in this magazine? Here’s a chance to glamorize physics and get the luxury cachet that Big Science needs to get that funding!

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