http://www.nashvillecityblogs.com One City. Many Voices. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:06:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en NashvilleCityBlogshttp://feedburner.google.com Ben Silverman got the chance Monday to do something most people who&#8217;ve failed at something in the manner he did never get: the opportunity to leave on their  own terms and start a new venture. The former top programmer at NBC, Silverman will now return to what is supposedly his strength, production. He&#8217;ll be running a [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/74sq0iGKhmydk7TWJLDIE7EFIdc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/74sq0iGKhmydk7TWJLDIE7EFIdc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/74sq0iGKhmydk7TWJLDIE7EFIdc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/74sq0iGKhmydk7TWJLDIE7EFIdc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NashvilleCityBlogs/~3/1U1mdaNi2mg/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GiantSteps/~3/mQsQ8Ak4xIg/ Only those who believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny expect awards to be accurate and fair barometers= of talent and quality in any field. Much of the time, they  are  popularity indicators and political citations, with the nomination process overly controlled by the culture guardians. Plus, there are far too many instances where [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Qpd9zYdAHkJ4JQphccL1YHwMPk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Qpd9zYdAHkJ4JQphccL1YHwMPk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Qpd9zYdAHkJ4JQphccL1YHwMPk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6Qpd9zYdAHkJ4JQphccL1YHwMPk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NashvilleCityBlogs/~3/161W0raN6kI/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GiantSteps/~3/oCleMm9p_Kc/