There was a full page ad in The Wall Street Journal on Monday that caught my eye. It was for the Ford Fusion and the copy is really well-written. First it takes a swipe at Camry and Accord loyalists who “aren’t the folks we’re speaking to anyway.” The ad is… more »
Watson Won But Didn’t Know It…
February 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In the Opinion section of The Wall Street Jounral, John Searle, professor of philosophy at Cal, wrote a piece titled, Watson Doesn’t Know It Won on ‘Jeopardy!’ that was an interesting take on the highly publicized matchup between the IBM computer and human contestants. “Watson did not understand the questions,… more »
Journal’s Policy Change – Lose the Courtesy Titles
February 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
According to Jason Gay, in his “The Couch” column, as far as sports are concerned, The Wall Street Journal will be no longer referring to athletes using the formalities of “Mr.” or “Ms.” From now on, Derek Jeter will be Jeter, not Mr. Jeter. And Lindsey Vonn will be Vonn,… more »
Oatmeal: The Right Thing all Wrong…
February 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
You may have it permanently embedded in your brain that oatmeal is “the right thing to do.” That’s what Wilford Brimley told us, right? McDonald’s would like you to think so too with its “bowl full of wholesome.” But Mark Bittman of The New York Times begs to differ. In… more »
The Pilot of the Jedemi Chronicles
February 6, 2011 by 1 Comment
The following is the pilot of the Jedemi Chronicles. Since there is no money to fund the filming of it yet, we took the cost effective route and blocked the story using PowerPoint. Enjoy! Taming of the Suit: How it Happened One Night View more presentations from Annie Gladue. Point… more »
