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The Work
The Work
The debate on RTO/WFH/WFO is a debate about the nature of work, not where it’s done.
Ethan Kaplan
Jun 18, 2023
The User Story is the User Experience
The User Story is the User Experience
When I work with a team designing products, I always try to start the exploration in the same place. A blank screen.
Ethan Kaplan
Jun 16, 2023
Now is that Gratitude
Now is that Gratitude
Art is a refraction of the artist through our own lens. In some cases — in many in fact — the work for the artist to make that light bend…
Ethan Kaplan
Jun 9, 2023
Here’s To Leaving
Here’s To Leaving
I’m starting somewhere new, which I will talk about soon, but I wanted to first talk about something I’ve been thinking about a lot: what…
Ethan Kaplan
Apr 1, 2023
Language Freakout
Language Freakout
The GPT freak out and moral panic is really about the power of language.
Ethan Kaplan
Feb 22, 2023
The Things I Know Now
The Things I Know Now
I’ve spent forty three years walking the planet, and a majority of them as a working professional. In that time, I’ve learned a few things…
Ethan Kaplan
Feb 16, 2023
Music to Tell a Vision
Music to Tell a Vision
Music is more than a list of data. It has to be
Ethan Kaplan
Jan 31, 2023
A Tropic Morning Warning
A Tropic Morning Warning
The National released a new single today with perfect execution. It was still a clusterfuck; a symbol of an industry unapologetically…
Ethan Kaplan
Jan 18, 2023
Stop Trying to Pretend This is New — a new rant about new media
Stop Trying to Pretend This is New — a new rant about new media
A few days ago, an old friend from my early days at Warner Bros. Records came to visit, and as usual for two “veteran” music executives…
Ethan Kaplan
Jan 12, 2023
The Age of Infinite Entertainment
The Age of Infinite Entertainment
What does it mean when the creator is the catalyst for the infinite, and not the origin of the finite?
Ethan Kaplan
Dec 23, 2022
Access to Asset
Access to Asset
The coming generational phase shift from structure to chaos, and what it means to be a media company.
Ethan Kaplan
Dec 15, 2022
What It’s Like When Your Kids Meet Your Heroes
What It’s Like When Your Kids Meet Your Heroes
I suppose the older you get, the more introspective you become about where you are in life, and how you got there. What decision was made…
Ethan Kaplan
Nov 13, 2022
Moving On Part 2: A (not so) brief history of seven years at Fender
Moving On Part 2: A (not so) brief history of seven years at Fender
In the spirit of moving on from Fender, where I was General Manager of Digital and Chief Digital Officer, here is a (not so) brief history…
Ethan Kaplan
Nov 3, 2022
Moving On
Moving On
It’s time to go back to the empty conference table. After seven years, and loving every second of it, I’ve decided to leave Fender.
Ethan Kaplan
Nov 3, 2022
Turning 42
Turning 42
I’m now 42, and this last year has been trying to say the least. I’m lucky. I managed to work with great people at a great company, I have…
Ethan Kaplan
Apr 10, 2021
R.E.M. — Collapse Into Now and Saying Good Bye
R.E.M. — Collapse Into Now and Saying Good Bye
Ten years ago, REM released their final record, Collapse Into Now.
Ethan Kaplan
Mar 8, 2021
Do We Have to Understand?
Do We Have to Understand?
My wife is a lot more empathetic than I am. She has a desire to understand and sympathize more than I do. Lately she’s taken to monitoring…
Ethan Kaplan
Feb 12, 2021
Good People Doing Good Things
Good People Doing Good Things
The other day, I woke up at 5AM as I do, went downstairs to my office as I do, and stared blankly at a computer screen, not realizing that…
Ethan Kaplan
Jan 22, 2021
What I Made in 2020, Part 2
What I Made in 2020, Part 2
In my last post I talked about my home network. Since ethat post was made, I extended it even further by adding access points on either…
Ethan Kaplan
Jan 12, 2021
2021 Resolutions
2021 Resolutions
I’m not a great “goal setter” per se in terms of New Years resolutions. Or in general. I have, in the past resolved to do things, but…
Ethan Kaplan
Jan 4, 2021
What I Made in 2020 Part 1
What I Made in 2020 Part 1
I’m always envious of those that have a lot of time to tinker and make projects online for others. Not that I haven’t, or can’t, but that…
Ethan Kaplan
Dec 31, 2020
The Tale of the Rock
The Tale of the Rock
When I was around seven, I took the bus to school every day, and would pass by a corner where a rock was sitting on the front part of a…
Ethan Kaplan
Dec 29, 2020
Let’s Get One Thing Out of the Way
Let’s Get One Thing Out of the Way
You are here and I am here. You are reading this and I am writing this. It’s 6:17 PM and I’m on my dining room table.
Ethan Kaplan
Dec 26, 2020
Allow me to reintroduce myself
Allow me to reintroduce myself
I haven’t written anything online (except anonymously) for the past two years. Why? I was doxxed on Reddit after the Trump election and…
Ethan Kaplan
Dec 26, 2020
Flight Levels
Flight Levels
I’m traveling at 500 miles an hour over the Arizona desert, passing over Phoenix, on the way home from a trip. Looking out the window, the…
Ethan Kaplan
Jul 2, 2018
Review: Volume 1 by Michael Stipe
Review: Volume 1 by Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe has released his first photography collection called Volume 1.
Ethan Kaplan
Jun 4, 2018
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