{"id":2094,"date":"2008-06-10T09:46:40","date_gmt":"2008-06-10T13:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2008-06-10T16:43:18","modified_gmt":"2008-06-10T20:43:18","slug":"full-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/full-circle","title":{"rendered":"Full circle!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve long goofed that the Wall Street Journal’s standard headshot drawings look like they’ve been put through The Drew Friedmanizer<\/a>. Today, the WSJ has a headshot by none other than. . . Drew Friedman!<\/p>\n

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That sad part of my “Drew Friedmanizer” reference is that Mr. Friedman hasn’t used his pointillist drawing style for more than a decade. But far be it from me to develop new material!<\/p>\n

Anyway, the article is an interview with AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega about his view of the future of wireless <\/a>(centered on the iPhone, of course).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve long goofed that the Wall Street Journal’s standard headshot drawings look like they’ve been put through The Drew Friedmanizer. Today, the WSJ has a headshot by none other than. . . Drew Friedman! That sad part of my “Drew Friedmanizer” reference is that Mr. Friedman hasn’t used his pointillist drawing style for more than … <\/p>\n

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