Now That You Know When The iPhone 5 Is Shipping, Listen To Leslie T. Chang Talk About The People Behind The Products

By Anthony Tao September 13, 2012 4:46 am   Comments: 4

I know it can be difficult sometimes to click on a 15-minute video, but this TEDTalk is both timely and worth it -- timely because Apple held its iPhone 5 unveiling yesterday in San Francisco, and worth it because Leslie T. Chang is awesome. She's best known for Factory Girls, by far the best book I've encountered about the people -- the actual people -- who live and work in the factories that churn out much of the world's retail goods.

The Heavy Hitters Have Come Out Against Mike Daisey

By Anthony Tao March 19, 2012 3:33 pm   Comments: 2

And boy do they land some hard blows. After the jump, excerpts from Evan Osnos, James Fallows, Craig Silverman, Ira Glass and David Carr.

Mike Daisey Owes An Apology To A Lot Of People

By Anthony Tao March 18, 2012 2:17 am   Comments: 2

Picture via Mark Gimein’s post at Bloomberg Businessweek in which he essentially retracts his original review: “Usually, ‘art’ is art and ‘journalism’ is journalism. When the two meet, it’s rarely on the same stage. An exception is the work of monologuist Mike Daisey.” Mike Daisey is not a China expert. This should be abundantly clear, because... Read more »