The following provides background information on folks who were interviewed for Patrick Solomon’s movie, “Finding Joe.” In order of appearance: Deepak Chopra Mick Fleetwood Tony Hawk Rashida Jones Laird Hamilton Robert Walter Robin Sharma Catherine Hardwicke Sir Ken Robinson Akiva Goldsman Chungliang Al Huang Rebecca Armstrong David L. Miller Brian… more »
Playing Nice in San Jose: A Baseball Territory Story
January 2, 2012 by 1 Comment
Special thanks to sportswriter, Murray Chass, for clearly stating what needed to be said about the battle for territorial rights for northern California MLB teams (Oakland As and San Francisco Giants) in his New Year’s Day post (WHILE SAN JOSE STAYS ELUSIVE, BEANE BAGS TRADES). The Oakland Athletics have been… more »
Oreo Ad & The Front Door…
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Creative advertising is NOT limited to the Super Bowl. Rather, if you pay attention, you’ll find some water cooler-worthy pieces of art that will have you shaking your head. For example, this ad for Oreo Fudge Creme cookies was shown during the Fight Hunger Bowl game. Though it was from… more »
2011 News in LEGO…
December 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
This is one I’ve been meaning to share. I think the original link came from the SiliconValley.com newsletter I receive. Anyway, check it out. The Guardian on Flickr has posted a LEGO take of news from 2011. Great stuff! ### The pepper spraying cop imagery was quite popular. Here’s a… more »
Lululemon’s “Galtian” Fashion Risk…
December 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Vancouver, British Columbia-based lululemon athletica, a yoga-inspired athletic apparel company that creates “components” (hoodies, pants, towels,etc.) for people to live a long, healthy and fun life, is causing quite a stir with an Ayn Rand reference appearing on its shopping bags. Who is John Galt? This question is asked early… more »
