The Lacoste ad (Tagline: Life is a Beautiful Sport) which appeared in the Sunday NY Times caught our eye. The gentleman on the light pole reminded us of one of our favorite movies: Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders. There is no specific all to action. The impression it left… more »
Staying Curious: What We Learned from a Unwatchable Show…
May 15, 2014 by 1 Comment
AMC’s Mad Men series is part way through its last season. For a while now, it has fallen off the list of “must see” TV. In fact, this season, we have resorted to reading the recaps from AdAge and Barbara Lippert’s Mad Blog before deciding whether to invest time actually… more »
Rocky on Broadway: Making the Concept Fly…
May 5, 2014 by 1 Comment
The Sunday New York Times had an eye-catching ad for the musical, ROCKY, that, quite frankly, was suitable for framing. From the “Story & Score” to “Gloves” to “Fight Choreography” to “Live Video Coverage” and more, the ad did its job to let the reader know that this was a well-thought-out performance.
GIF-ertainment: Crashing the Ivy…
May 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
We just saw this in today’s Cubs-Cards game. Ouch! Tommie GIF-ized it.
Dante Essay in the WSJ is full of Ponderables…
April 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Saturday Essay in The Wall Street Journal was an interesting piece about Dante’s “Divine Comedy” and the impact it had on the author of the 2500+ word piece. The way these essays are written, you need to block a chunk of time because they tend to be lengthy ponderables…. more »
