The future will be better
Summed up in one simple picture. Filed under: random stuff Tagged: 2016, Election, ImSTILLwithher, Politics
View ArticleSlogans for the 21st Century
from Douglas Coupland More here Found via this NY Times ArticleFiled under: random stuff, Trends Tagged: art, culture, douglas coupland, slogans, slogans for the 21st century, society, trends
View ArticleThe Frinkiac is what the Internet was made for.
The Frinkiac is a thing of pure beauty. A combination search engine + meme creator that can dissect the entirety of the Simpsons catalog, frame by frame. If you’ve lived most of your life quoting The...
View ArticleWe’re not going to war with North Korea
Not over a movie studio getting hacked. “We didn’t go to war with North Korea when they murdered American soldiers in the 1970s with axes. We didn’t go to war with North Korea when they fired...
View ArticleA sign of the times
In the 80’s, Playmobil police sets looked like this: 80’s Playmobil police A couple of cops, ready for a traffic accident, protecting and serving, directing traffic. So when did this (riot shield,...
View ArticleSpecialization is for insects
Filed under: random stuff Tagged: Quotes, Robert Heinlein
View ArticleHere’s what’s wrong with America.
No, this isn’t a rant about sequels, the death of Hollywood, the rash of comic book adaptations, or any of that. It’s not even about the fact that the poster above has been banned by the MPAA (Movie...
View ArticleWe’re All Going to Die.
Pretty much sums it up. Good find, Wendy.Filed under: random stuff Tagged: atheism, death, Humanism, life
View ArticlePeanuts are like crack to them.
Filed under: random stuff, Uncategorized Tagged: squirrels, video
View ArticleOne of my favorite stories
I’ve probably posted this before, and I can’t remember when/where I first heard it. But its simple message, and the fact that it involves NASA at the height of the space race, makes it one of my...
View ArticleCronuts are still a thing.
A very popular thing at that. Almost one year, and one James Beard Award (congrats Dominic Ansel!), later people are still lining up for hours to get these things. And the secondary market for them,...
View ArticleIf they could transform
Awesome illustrations of what our favorite cars and trucks from fiction would look like as Transformers by Darren Rawlings (hopefully he doesn’t mind me posting these here). Filed under: random stuff,...
View ArticleLünchausen Syndrome
Lünchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder wherein those affected know they are hungry, and that they must eat, but are paralyzed by the weight of deciding what or where to eat. First coined by...
View ArticleWhat motivates you?
Thanks to Andrew Teman for passing this my way. My favorite quote from the piece is this: “It is better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, than a long life spent in a miserable...
View ArticleMore Robert Montgomery
Filed under: random stuff Tagged: art, Capitalism, conspicuous consumption, Consumerism, culture, Robert Montgomery
View ArticleDiscovering Robert Montgomery
A friend’s Facebook cover photo turned me on to an artist/poet/whatever named Robert Montgomery. This is some of his work. Thanks Aleks. Filed under: random stuff Tagged: art, Robert Montgomery
View ArticleAnother reason to love Nike.
Here’s another reason that I love Nike. Me and Nike on Twitter From a simple customer ask – “anything we can assist you with?” to a fun and funny response. Well done Nike, keep it up. <slow...
View ArticleLessons on Advertising Culture from Stan Richards
I recently had the opportunity to take a tour of the offices of The Richards Group, led by the legendary Stan Richards. Stan Richards, founder of the The Richards Group And I have to say, it was pretty...
View ArticleIt’s business school, not a waiting room
Gawker is eagerly reporting that admissions to two-year, US, business school programs has dropped. With a healthy dose of schadenfreude, they gleefully report that all those people who went to business...
View ArticleCall me a hypocrite but…
I guess it’s hypocritical to like things like this AND work in advertising, but I can’t help it. I was raised with my father frequently lamenting about the “nightmare of capitalism” and while I may...
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