The Recording Academy Appoints John Loken To Executive Vice President, Marketing – Recording Academy | Grammys

John LokenPhoto Courtesy of David PlakkeThe Recording Academy announced today John Loken has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Marketing, effective immediately. Loken will report to Chief Operating Officer Branden Chapman and is responsible for expanding the organization’s reach and influence through elevated brand storytelling. He oversees creative services, brand communication, social media, […]

'Small World' by Jonathan Evison book review – The Washington Post

On May 10, 1869, the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad was marked at a ceremony on high ground in Utah. “The great men, those architects of American progress, [David] Hewes and [Leland] Stanford, delivered speeches,” writes Jonathan Evison in his epic new novel, “Small World.” “They spoke of overcoming the impossible and of shrinking the […]