Friday, July 18, 2008

Triumphant post-Aspen return

Back from my blogging hiatus working the Aspen Ideas Festival (and then catching up on my actual job), and posting again.

While my personal intellectual pursuits at the Festival consisted entirely of procuring sold-out event tickets for Altria muckity-mucks and ensuring that the JPMorgan logo was placed prominently behind the climate change speaker, you should visit The Atlantic's coverage of the events. Our dynamic web duo, Jennie and Terrence, did an exceptional job capturing video highlights from a staggering sea of panels, sessions, and high-profile appearances. One of the most compelling moments was Jeffrey Goldberg interviewing Michael Chertoff, whose measured thoughtfulness certainly surprised me.

Not to be confused with the best moment of the nine days, however, as that honor belongs undisputedly to riding in a Chevron-branded rickshaw through the Aspen 4th of July parade:


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