October 2009
14 posts
Today's Soundtrack
My advertising agency is playing the soundtrack to Where The Wild Things Are, a movie about childhood, freedom, and innocence.
There’s a word for this, but it hurts my head to think of what it is.
"Tweet-meat"
A term used to describe fake tweets generated anonymously by the junior employees of an advertising agency (or similar consultancy) for use in a client presentation or meeting.
Williamsburg Tours →
So this weekend, my friend Rob and I are walking back from the bagel store with breakfast in hand. At the Driggs exit of the Bedford ave. L stop, we’re forced to make a detour into the middle of the street on account of a big group of people standing around.
This is normal on a Saturday morning, except for the fact that this was some sort of tour group. A man was giving an explanation of...
According to Scientific American, the solution to... →
(Just kidding - they don’t actually have to be hot)
Where the Wild Things Are Selling Clothes
Okay, look: Where the Wild Things Are was a staple of my childhood as I’m sure it was for thousands of children born over the past four decades. And also, I like Spike Jonze. He’s visually innovative and a good storyteller.
But here’s what gets me: for a movie about the timeless wonder of childhood, Warner Brothers is sure marketing this hard to the...
