• 'Avenue Q' ends run on Broadway this fall - Variety
  It's had a good go of it. (via Arts Journal)
  (tags: avenueq broadway theater musical play puppets)

• A new generation of historians is reinventing the profession: Guardian UK
  Go them! (via BookForum)
  (tags: history publicintellectuals writing generations)

• The natural advantage of a family-owned business - New York Times
  Uses Ford and why it's doing better than GM or Chrysler as a case study
  (tags: business family economics ford)

• Movies online: The future is (almost) here: Salon.com
  They still need to figure out how to clue viewers in to when a movie is available online. Did you know about any of these titles before this article? (via Cinema Treasures)
  (tags: movies film technology cinema digital)

• Redefining "Vagina Music" -- Bitch Magazine
  via Jessica Valenti
  (tags: music gender feminism)

• How Michael Jackson Became a Brand Icon: Harvard Business Review
  via Largehearted Boy
  (tags: music marketing branding brand business)

• Malcolm Gladwell reviews Free by Chris Anderson in the New Yorker
  Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful debate...
  (tags: books business economics free malcolmgladwell chrisanderson information)