Archives for the 'Culture' Category
Palin VP Debate Hair Watch: Countdown Begins
Joseph Ledda, the brilliant man who cuts my hair, observed when I saw him last week that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin mostly tends to wear her hair up (see this sample from Google Images), and speculated that if she wears her hair down during next week’s sure-to-be-riveting-like-the-scene-of-two-Mac-trucks-colliding Veep Debate then it means that she has [...]
Short Post: Gossip Girl’s missed marketing opportunity
Yes, I watch friggin’ Gossip Girl. Get over it and keep reading.
Despite a few innovators — mostly, I think, on the feature side of the entertainment industry — the gap between content creators and marketers persists.
I caught up on Monday’s Gossip Girl episode a little while ago and was struck by one exchange between Dan [...]
Short Post: Is Email Dying?
I hate email.
If it weren’t absolutely necessary for my work and general communications with my loved ones I’d turn off email in a heartbeat and never look back. Regularly, I tell people not to email me if it’s urgent, just to call.
Right now, I have:
A corporate account for work
A generally findable Gmail account, which is [...]
Short Post: why “Green Acres” should come back…
A radio journalist on yesterday’s Marketplace Morning Report made a throwaway reference to the old sitcom “Green Acres,” which sparked my imagination. It’s time to return to Green Acres.
In the sitcom, Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor starred as a wealthy New York couple who move to the country town of Hooterville to become farmers. Albert, [...]
Dr. Horrible update… finally saw it…
And it’s a lot of fun.
A Firefox update, an Adobe update, and a temporary disabling of Norton AV all finally concluded in 14 minutes of fun… probably should have spent the $3.99 at iTunes, but at least I saw it!
And if this makes no sense to you, click here for deets.
I saw it in a [...]
