AWSI: Spy Ruled Back in the Day…

We were catching up on our online reading when we came across a reference to Spy Magazine. Bloomberg did a piece about how to get under Donald Trump’s skin — referencing Spy. How do you get under Donald Trump’s skin, force him off his game? How do you go negative… more »

AWSI: Talkin’ Logos & Force Friday…

Rolling into the holiday weekend, it struck us as interesting the multitude of stories we saw “trending.” Logo changes: Really? In the same week, both Google and Verizon unveiled new versions of their respective logos and the webosphere went nuts. Okay, maybe that’s too strong. But stories appeared from a… more »

AWSI: Danny Meyer IS the Man to Watch (and Listen to)…

During the same weekend that The New York Times did a scathing (and quite lengthy) front page story on Jeff Bezos and Amazon that was kind of a downer, The Wall Street Journal featured Danny Meyer in a Weekend Confidential piece which was quite uplifting. As usual, Meyer came across… more »

AWSI: Picasso’s Calling. Swipe Up to Accept…

While flipping through The Wall Street Journal the other day, we came across a headline that grabbed our attention — and triggered our collective imagination. Apparently, thanks to the efforts of Sing London, a U.K.-based public art studio, 27 of Chicago’s iconic statues will speak to passersby via the mobile phone.

AWSI: An Awesome Week for ‘Amphibious’ Pitcher…

We heart the ambidextrous pitcher for the Oakland Athletics and have been watching him closely since spring training. He has spent most of the season in the ball clubs’s Triple-A affiliate (Nashville) until Friday, June 5, when he was called up to help out the A’s as they battled the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park…