I Believe That This Is What They Call “conservative Business Dress." 

November 7, 2011

I believe that this is what they call “conservative business dress." 

I believe that this is what they call “conservative business dress." 

Me presenting at TEDxPoynter, a conference on the future of journalism; photo by Ellyn Angelotti. They asked me to complete the sentence "The future of journalism is…” and I offered “like tennis.”

I was stealing a page from Steve Albini, who once told me that was the future of the music industry. I asked him why, and he said more people than ever play tennis, it’s just that most of them don’t expect to make a living at it.

The suit is a new acquisition, a former floor model at Alan Flusser’s old shop, made by Martin Greenfield. Shirt’s by Thin Red Line, tie by Sam Hober.