Malcolm Gladwell interviewed in The Independent: “‘One day, I’ll write a really nerdy book’… but until then, Malcolm Gladwell will be the rock star of non-fiction. As he embarks on a British tour, the author talks to David Usborne about plane crashes, Gordon Brown – and why Obama’s election was a true tipping point”

Madison Avenue Blues — with apologies to Don McLean and a song I love, this parody is brilliant.

Steven Silvers thinks that email might make news media interviews obsolete, but he dislikes the practice of conducting interviews via email. Personally I don’t mind, but Steven has a point.