it seems that No Depression, a wonderful magazine to which I have sometimes contributed (both prose and photos), will cease print publication after one more issue.the letter from Grant, Peter and Kyla explaining said decision is here.
(also worth checking out is Mr. Alden's latest blog entry, "Sing! Fear is a man's best friend!", in which he ponders Megan McArdle's recent article, "No Country for Young Men," in the Atlantic Monthly.
a (near devastating) quote from Ms. McArdle's piece: "Somewhere around the age of 45 or 50, the experience of losing a job seems to change dramatically. Whatever the reason behind the job loss, long-term unemployment becomes a much more likely prospect. People older than this are somehow unwilling to accept a new, lower-paying or lower-status position, even if that refusal causes substantial economic hardship. Instead, they may label themselves consultants and wait for a job comparable to the one they lost, one that, in all too many cases, never comes along; or go on disability; or simply exit the workforce altogether."
I'm not even going to count how many ways this is relevant right about now.)
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