February 2012
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Richard Lawson is a genius.
This is probably the best thing I’ve read all week. Richard Lawson (who moved from Gawker over to The Atlantic Wire recently) just killed it with his Dickensian take on Romney. If this were a full length novel, I would buy it.
January 2012
1 post
100 Tips About Life, People, and Happiness →
This list of 100 things that will make your life better by Julien Smith is awesome. Some personal faves:
Spend more time around people that both challenge and respect you.
Remain skeptical forever.
Read more. Especially things you disagree with.
Get used to feeling stupid. It’s a sign of growth.
Starve if you have to, for as long as you need to.
Survive on a little just to prove you...
November 2011
11 posts
“The postwar plenitude of the 1950s was marked by a new form of middle-class...”
– The authenticity hoax is dead
Andrew Potter’s The Authenticity Hoax is staggering in its insight into how and why different cultural movements drive consumption. It was probably the best nonfiction book I read last year.
Potter is a realtalk machine. There is nothing more authentic than...
The Restaurant of Broken Dreams →
This twitter stream of the Boston Globe’s Andy Boyle chronicling the breakdown of a marriage at Burger King is the best thing I’ve read in WEEKS.
Also, Storify looks like an awesome platform (seriously) for summarizing social media conversations. The layout is gorgeous and I’m sure it will save bloggers a lot of time screengrabbing.
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“In the nineteen-eighties, Jobs reacted the same way when Microsoft came out with...”
– Steve Jobs’s Real Genius : The New Yorker
The further I get into the Steve Jobs bio, the more I love Bill Gates.
“Nowhere is clients’ frustration more apparent than their opinions that agencies...”
– New Study: Clients Lower Expectations Of Agencies - Forbes
Interesting…
“The increasing ability for marketers to put specific ads in front of specific...”
– Ad Companies Face a Widening Talent Gap - NYTimes.com
I know how to do this, but the quant involved is irrelevant without the qual up front. You have to be able to do both - that’s where the real challenge is.
I FEEL SO IN DEMAND.
“What heterosexual Boomers and Millenials have in common, it seems, is a...”
– Why Gen X Guys Are Too Insecure For Your Sex Toys
This is pretty interesting, in terms of possibly being an indicator of differing attitudes toward sex across generations.
In case you can’t tell, I’m fascinated by every generation gap that has existed ever.
“Yes, the oftentimes oppositional nature of the cultural and the political became...”
– At Least Occupy Our TV, Please - National - The Atlantic Wire
Richard Lawson has left Gawker for The Atlantic Wire and he is KILLING IT.
October 2011
17 posts
“I have a love/hate relationship with Disneyland but what’s so interesting to me...”
– Cele|bitchy » Blog Archive » Ryan Gosling explains his Disneyland obsession, does ballet: “I think like a girl”
Ryan Gosling on Disneyland. Oh gawd I know.
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“One of the keys with this generation is you’re not going to be able to force...”
– To Reach Millennials, Be Facebook-Savvy, Device-Agnostic - eMarketer
A pretty solid interview Mr. Youth Founder & CEO Matt Britton. He just completed a study of 5,000 incoming college freshmen and has some interesting things to share.
“Singer-actress Christina Milian (It’s About Time) has been named as the new...”
– Christina Millian Joins NBC’s ‘The Voice’ As Social Media Correspondent – Deadline.com
It has begun. The Wild West days of intern as social media correspondent are coming to an end. Of course, not every franchise/brand can afford a celebrity to tweet for them, but at the very least we’ll be...
“If it persists much longer, this era of high joblessness will likely change the...”
– How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America - Magazine - The Atlantic
The Atlantic has been killing it lately.
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“according to Page Six, “we’re told Lyons has fallen in love with...”
– Jenna Lyons’ Divorce Turns Messy: Report
whoa. my money’s on sally hershberger.
“When Mr. Clow, along with Steve Hayden and Brent Thomas, presented the idea for...”
– Book: Jobs Was a Student of Advertising | Agency News - Advertising Age
I haven’t gotten to this part in the book yet, but it looks awesome. Also, check out Jon Steele’s Truth, Lies and Advertising. He pitched the Apple business and his tale of the process is riveting.
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Pretty sure Meri is an Advanced Flirt
molls:
how arrogant is this Sister Wives dude for thinking that his 3 obese wives and the 1 pregnant wife might potentially get felt up by their young, ripped personal trainer who is training them in front of a damn camera crew?
Bow To Coleen, Queen Of The WAGs | The Awl →
I am BEYOND excited about this new series on The Awl that is described as:
a column dedicated to explaining Britain’s manufactured celebrities to an American audience.
This would have spared me from having to explain who Jordan/Katie Price was when I was her for Halloween 4 years ago.
Google Reader Getting Overhauled, Removing Your... →
pressthepause:
Expect to see a lot more activity on my Tumblr now, friends, as it’ll be my main spot for sharing the cool stuff I’m seeing (well, besides Pinterest, of course). Disappointing news, since GReader is easily my most used application. I don’t mind the idea of a facelift to bring it aesthetically in line with other Google products, but functionally, it’s so useful and straightforward....
“TIME reports that The Ohio State University has just released the results from a...”
– How to Predict How Often You’ll Fight After Marriage
I guess that’s all there is.
“Bezos is so goddamned smart that you have to turn it into a game for him or...”
– Jeff Bezos Is Basically Lex Luthor
Remember the Google employee who went off on Google+? Those are his impressions after a meeting with Jeff Bezos. Damn.
I'm not the biggest fan of street style...
My girl Laura wrote about street photography over at Burgundy Girls. I think the problem is less attainability and more the pressure this puts on women to look a certain way (that for most women takes a lot of time and effort to get to) ALL THE TIME. There was an NY Times article about the effect this is having on college campuses.
I think we’re entering an era - driven by street...
September 2011
6 posts
“Like single women everywhere, I had bought into the idea that the problem must...”
– Sometimes It’s Not You, or the Math - Modern Love - NYTimes.com
Totes.
Are 2 Broke Girls’ Girls Actually a... →
I WISH.
Ratings: CBS Comedies Have a Great Night --... →
I enjoyed 2 Broke Girls more than I thought I would. It’s worth checking out. Usually the pilot is 30% less awesome than the worst episode of any given series, and the pilot (and followup episode) were pretty good. In other news, I’m totally happy that 2 Broke Girls is doing better than The New Girl.
Sloshed: The Real Guide to Appropriate Drinking... →
OMG! I only have a couple of months left to take shots! Oh wait, I don’t care. Still, a pretty solid article on How Not to Be Pretentious.
burgundy girls: How to Do Disney World →
You should probably check out this sweet article I co-wrote about doing Disney like a pimp.with my homegirl Amanda.
August 2011
1 post
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My bizarre areas of interest
Today I received a brutally embarrassing package at work. My Amazon order containing all three Twilight movies (accompanied by an illustrated companion to the books) came in.
After my boss Paul was done laughing at me, I explained that I’m interested in Twilight because author Stephenie Meyer is a Mormon (I am fascinated by Mormons), and that LDS culture is sprinkled throughout the books...
May 2011
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April 2011
4 posts
On The Bubble
rickwebb:
Okay, a few more thoughts on this Chris Dixon article and whether it’s a bubble, since going and reading the article, I am surprised to see Dixon arguing that not only is it a safer bubble (private investors, discussed in my last entry) but that perhaps it’s not a bubble at all.
That, to me, seems incorrect. It’s a bubble. Absolutely no doubt. Some thoughts on his arguments for it...
March 2011
2 posts
» You know its a bubble when there are ice... →
February 2011
3 posts
the first 20 things i will buy when i get rich →
molls:
Haircut
Manicure
Macadamia nuts
Tempur-Pedic bed
A shar-pei
An apartment for Sara and I in a safer neighborhood
Egyptian cotton sheets
Fancy coffee maker
A beagle
A week in every major US city I’ve ever wanted to visit
Premium cable
New pillows
The same Vans I already have but…
And my list (assuming rich is in the $100 million dollar range):
A conservative investment...
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This is mad delicious and easy to make.
Inside-Out “Stuffed” Chicken with Mushroom Dressing
Prep: 25 minutes Total: 1 hour 35 minutes
Everyone loves stuffing, but baking it inside the bird means having to roast the chicken longer and risking dry meat, whereas baking it separately makes for a dull side dish. Here’s how to get the best of both worlds: Rest your chicken atop this mushroom-and-sage dressing. The bread...
http://nyr.kr/h9lkLQ →
“I was in a cult for 34 years. Everyone else could see it. I don’t know why I couldn’t.” Paul Haggis talks Scientology
January 2011
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Managing Yourself: Stop Holding Yourself Back (via...
From the world’s poorest communities to the corner offices of its largest corporations, ambitious employees struggle with the same basic challenge: how to gain the strength and insights not just to manage but to lead. For more than a decade, from three different perspectives, we have been investigating what gets in the way. Robin conducts research on race, gender, and leadership; Frances focuses...
September 2010
5 posts
Inside the Justin Bieber Bubble -- New York... →
This article on Justin Bieber is the best piece of magazine journalism I’ve read all year. And we all know I read A LOT of magazines.
“Prior research shows that some consumers will abandon consumption practices once...”
– Who are you calling ‘hipster’? Consumers defy labels and stereotypes