While there may be many things I love about the tabletop industry, the marketer in me has always struggled with the distribution model. Since many publishers rely on crowdfunding to presell their products, promotions are often frontloaded years in advance. Many high-profile board games get expensive explainer videos and reviews before the campaign's launch; by the time the game is finally in the hands of the players, the needs of the industry have moved on.Throw in the impact of a global pandemic and ongoing supply chain issues, and every end-of-year list is equal parts access and accomplishment. So, to take the guesswork out of this Best of 2022 list, we are borrowing a page from everyone's favorite social media oligarch...
The Connaught Christmas tree 2022 You may have noticed a Christmas tree or two popping in London recently. The capital's festive firs range from the traditional to the avant-garde, and everything in between — including the Connaught's canine caper by artist Suzy Murphy, pictured above. Kick back and have a scroll through some of London's finest Christmas trees of 2022. St Pancras International St Pancras' Christmas tree takes the form of a towering cityscape. St Pancras station is often liberal with its interpretation of a 'Christmas tree' — previous incarnations have involved a Lancôme Eiffel Tower adorned with perfume bottles, and a mahoosive pop-up book. This year's festive centrepiece is a 33-feet-tall cityscape, made up of hand-drawn London landmarks: phone...
This is an edition of Up for Debate, a newsletter by Conor Friedersdorf. On Wednesdays, he rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Later, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here.Question of the WeekTo complete this week’s question I had a conversation with OpenAI’s chatbot, GPT-3 (which anyone can try). “Every week I ask readers of my newsletter a different question,” I wrote. “Would you compose this week’s question on the subject of AI, choosing one that is likely to elicit the highest number of interesting responses?” GPT-3 responded, in part, with this suggestion: Sure! Here is a question that might elicit a high number of interesting responses: How do you...
“Vulnerability is the core, the heart, the center of the human experience.” – Brene Brown Every one of my coaching couples lead busy lives. Most of them have to juggle their schedules to even find time to be alone and intimate together. They’re effective in getting things done, building careers, organizing kids, and planning life. The management they bring to every part of their busy lives however, doesn’t work when it comes to vulnerability. Vulnerability can’t be slotted into a busy day. It can’t be added to the to-do list. Vulnerability is not another skill to master, like running a meeting or throwing a dinner party. When couples come to see me about love and intimacy they sit down...
Hervé Tullet is a perennial favorite among buyers and sellers of children’s books as well as among the art crowd. His books have been translated into many languages, and he’s been featured in exhibitions around the world. * THE BOOKS Comment papa a rencontré maman (How dad met mom), Hachette Jeunesse, 1994 This was Hervé’s first book for kids. At the time it was published, the market for children’s literature was undergoing a profound change. New techniques were being deployed; new qualifications were emerging. Hervé was a freelance illustrator who painted on the side. There was nothing urgently pushing him toward this work, but it allowed him to add another string to his bow and to get his foot...
