Gleanings: Visible Cities, Fading Businesses, Invisible Men

• NY Times: Beyond Universal Studios and the Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles wants in on the cultural tourism business (via Personism).
• Slate: If the CD is dead, why do some many companies want in on the CD business?
• Chronicle of Higher Ed: Where do college truisms like "Publish or Perish?" or phrases like "Boola Boola" come from (via AL Daily).
• Book Forum profile of Ralph Ellison (via AL Daily)
• Green Drinks is a worldwide happy hour for the environmentally minded (via Steve Rhodes)