http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:21:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/super-chef-david-chang-lobs-a-big-fat-juicy-peach-at-the-publishing-industry.html Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:22:09 +0000 Despite the faltering publishing industry that has been forcing many magazines to fold, super chef David Chang and McSweeney's launch a 174-page magazine and iPad app with no ads to buck the trend.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/the-book-publishing-industry-is-alive-and-kicking.html Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:54:27 +0000 The world of books and reading is in good shape, says a new study conducted by Nielsen's BookScan.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/elevating-our-spam.html Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:10:29 +0000 No matter how many enhanced levels of security are put in place by our email providers, the pervasiveness of our online activities have made spam a way of life.  By this point, we’ve all received messages that run the gamut from financial scams sent from far away lands telling of untold wealth to countless offers for life-changing pharmaceuticals that promise to cure every ill imaginable, but despite its best attempts to overwhelm us with sheer volume, it’s hard to imagine anyone actually falling for any of it these days.  So as we’ve evolved as savvy web surfers, why hasn’t ourRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/pirate-supply-redux.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:41:31 +0000 As tutoring center 826 Valencia prepared to open its doors in 2002, the founders – including author and McSweeney’s editor Dave Eggers – discovered that the space was zoned for commercial use.  In order to comply with San Francisco city regulations, the creative team decided to open a Pirate Supply store in the front of the building, an idea that became so successful that as the group opened new centers in other major cities – a Superhero Supply Co. in Brooklyn and a Time Travel mart in LA, among others – they’ve adopted similar themes with all proceeds supporting theRead more...]]>