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It takes a special kind of mind to do what Michael Bay does.
April 28th, 2011 | Arts, Movie Trailers, Uncategorized | Comment »I mean, c'mon. The trailer for Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k48GZ2rsfc4[/youtube] Read more »
Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ball park. Aim for the company of immortals.
April 24th, 2011 | Business, Social, Uncategorized | Comment »That's a quote from David Ogilvy, one of the founding fathers of modern advertising and the presumed inspiration for Mad Men's Don Draper. Here's the complete text of an amazing 1909-word advertisement his agency, Ogilvy and Mather, took out in newspapers across the country in the 1960s and 70s: How to create ... Read more »
Another aiport nightmare.
March 10th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Comment »Engadget writes about a man who missed his flight because airport security didn't believe his Macbook Air was a real laptop: Apparently, the TSA employee manning the line was flabbergasted by the "lack of a drive" and the complete absence of "ports on the back," and while hordes of co-workers swarmed ... Read more »
The Waldo Ultimatum
March 10th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Comment »The execution's not as good as the concept, but it's worth seeing, I guess. Read more »
Apparently there’s some middle ground.
March 9th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Comment »It's somewhere between not revealing anything, and wanting to share everything. Read more »
Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
March 8th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Comment »[youtube lyl5DlrsU90] I think it's fair to have expected a better video than that. They should have gotten a better cinematographer/camera operator. Read more »
You think he’d be happy.
March 8th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Comment »But he sure doesn't look it. This was the caption: Singer Diana Ross and young guest sit court side as the Los Angeles Lakers prepare to host the Los Angeles Clippers during an NBA basketball game, Friday, March 7, 2008 in Los Angeles. Lakers won 119-82. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas) I wonder if she ... Read more »
This, however, does look pretty fun:
March 7th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Comment »Sorry, I spent some time on IGN. Incidentally, I also now understand what the appeal of Super Smash Bros. is. Read more »
Odd question of the day:
March 7th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Comment »An old woman came up to me and, with the utmost sincerity, asked, "Do you sell the Cape Breton Post? From Sydney?" No. Read more »
Welcome to the future.
March 6th, 2008 | Uncategorized | Comment »In a previous post, I briefly touched on Norman Foster's design for Masdar, a sustainable, zero-emissions, zero-waste city to be built in Abu Dhabi, with its ceremonial ground-breaking on February 8th, 2008, and its scheduled completion in seven phases by 2016. This video introduces the project and concept: [youtube ovly1dQGKH4] Those who were ... Read more »