January 2012
Crispin Porter & Bogusky: How the hot ad agency... →
so glad their gone. i love the pink moon ad, and that stupid king always creeped me out.
Gone were the sort of ads created by previous VW agency Arnold Worldwide—poignant mixed-gender bonding, goofy odes to the lazy-day hang. Way too fey. Instead, Crispin’s first ads for VW included 1) a guy telling his girlfriend in the passenger seat to shut up, saying, “Sweetie, it’s really hard for me to...
“Justice Sonia Sotomayor then writes, agreeing with Scalia’s trespass approach,...”
– U.S. v. Jones: Supreme Court Justices Alito and Scalia brawl over technology and privacy. - Slate Magazine (via ayjay)
“Right now Rick Perry and all the people that he took with him to run this...”
– Campaign 2012: Gov. Rick Perry loses support in Texas after failed bid - El Paso Times
But Jillson said it’s important to remember that Perry has appointed every member of every Texas agency, board and commission, allowing him to quickly re-establish a formidable grip. Those appointees still...
Jens Quistgaard Dansk Lovig Partners Desk -SOLD-
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Incredible Flip-top Partners Desk by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Lovig circa late 60’s. This iconic desk features 4 spacious drawers, multiple cubby organizers, 2 paper trays & hidden cubbies on rear. Flip-top oranizer can drop down and flatten, extending the top an additional 9 inches. In near perfect original condition. Desk has never been refinished. Measures: 64” wide X...
“This way of thinking about the computer as an evocative objects puts us on the...”
– Sherry Turkle (via azspot)
The Republican Party Has Lost Its Way →
I have not watched an entire GOP presidential debate until last night. Here is what I witnessed:
Rick Perry declared that South Carolina was “at war” with the federal government over a host of issues. Actually, Rick, we have already been down that road. I believe it was 1861.
Ron Paul was booed when he said that we should apply the “golden rule” to U.S. foreign policy.
Newt Gingrich said...
“I get speaker’s fees from time to time, but not very much.”
– Mitt Romney humbly referencing the $374,327.62 in speaker’s fees he earned last year, an average of $41,592 per speech. (via officialssay)
“An Arizona school district largely made up of Mexican-Americans has been forced...”
– Ethnic book ban even includes Shakespeare
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