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Skip Ferderber is a Mukilteo-based journalist given to fits of joy over technology that makes sense. He is a former Los Angeles Times staff writer, edited Millimeter magazine in the motion picture and television technology industry, and is a contributing writer for HD Video Pro Magazine. For many years, he owned a PR firm specializing in production technology, and still consults occasionally with industry clients.
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Skip Ferderber's comments
Posted Fri, Mar 9, 3:55 p.m.
You comments on the "John Carter" film may prove accurate--certainly, the buzz about the film is terrible--but to slander actor Taylor Kitsch is just poor taste. As one of the stars of NBC's "Friday Night Lights," arguably one of the most memorable television series ever produced, he proved his acting ...
MOREPosted Wed, Feb 15, 5:07 p.m.
It's about time someone called out Schultz for his behavior in the whole Sonics affair. Well done, Art.
MOREPosted Thu, Oct 6, 11:44 a.m.
I was a bit disappointed by the "Prohibition" documentary but for a quite different reason. The documentary chickened out when it came to making the political comparisons to today, much as it did to the drug issue so well outlined by Eric Scigliano. The 3-part film is based in large ...
MOREPosted Tue, Dec 7, 3:11 p.m.
For DavidT or other Crosscut.com readers who have had any issues with installing this, please feel free to contact me at skip.ferderber@crosscut.com. You should also consider contacting Comcast tech support directly.
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