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Western Union sends its regrets

Steven Sande — Sat, 04 Feb 2006 20:29:13 +0000

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Last time I checked, Western Union was still delivering telegrams, albeit with the distinct air of just going through the motions.

But no more: The final telegrams were dispatched on Jan. 27, 2006.

“Discontinuing this service completes our transformation into a financial services company.”

Those are the words of Victor Chayet. Mr. Chayet, who is not the chairman of General Motors, is a PR guy at what remains of Western Union.

If this news disturbs you, take heart: AOL just revealed a plan to charge postage fees for delivering e-mail.

Humanity, sure

Steven Sande — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:02:43 +0000

I took some test/ Says I'm an Existentialist Sometimes considered a negative and depressing world view, your optimism towards human accomplishment is immense. What humans could accomplish.

Narrow your search

Steven Sande — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:13:38 +0000

The new search engine Rollyo allows you to search your own hand-picked list of reliable sites (or unreliable sites, if you're a deadbeat in search of community). I've wanted just this sort of filtering tool---a "trusted sources" search---for a very long time. I can hardly wait for the promised bookmark-import feature. First Wonder Showzen got renewed, [...]

Target retains last vestige of its department store heritage

Steven Sande — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:29:52 +0000

Letting go is hard. On the web site of Target Corp.---the former Dayton-Hudson Corp.---you can still find a Flash presentation promoting Marshall Field's flagship on Chicago's State Street. (One year and two owners ago, Field's was owned by Target Corp.)

Shop at Behemoth’s

Steven Sande — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:50:30 +0000

The Marshall Field's brand name will be thrown in the trash, as new owner Federated Department Stores announced today that the stores will take the Macy's name. Shoppers "will continue to benefit from regional buying that remains attuned to local preferences and lifestyles, plus enjoy the distinctive merchandise and shopping experience that's part of the [...]

Comic-book romance

Steven Sande — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:58:17 +0000

When people fall in love, they should tell the world. When two cartoonists fall in love, they should tell the world in their own way. (Via waxy.org)

After Katrina, a very dark time. And then?

Steven Sande — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:18:47 +0000

What does Katrina, and its aftermath, look like from South Africa? Horror travels surprisingly well, it seems. People here are stunned by it, of course, as they are everywhere, and far too many South Africans remain, even today, conversant with despair; though this tongue, they would have thought, is but rarely spoken in America. (When [...]

Ira Glass explicates empathy, then hangs up on you

Steven Sande — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 22:39:27 +0000

Ira Glass of public radio's This American Life hangs up on reporters. But only, in this Columbia Journalism Review interview, to parody Robert Novak---and it's all in fun, fun of the sincere kind that we've come to expect of Glass. Glass fascinates at least three separate times in this piece. First, as he reflects on [...]

Flipping a mattress, but leaving nothing to chance

Steven Sande — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:59:10 +0000

An insomniac obsessive goes in search of the perfect mattress-flipping algorithm. If you're just counting sheep, you're not thinking hard enough.

Ice cream for dogs (a warning sign)

Steven Sande — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 18:22:36 +0000

Ice cream for dogs is now the most profitable product line for America's biggest ice cream company. Q. When my society becomes decadent, how will I know? A. People will keep saying things like: "We did some studies and found that all dogs love peanut butter;" and, furthermore, will regard such utterances as perfectly normal.