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Entries from October 2009

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Greg Clayman Joins The Search For My Russian Twin

Last week, my mom tried to convince me that the Russian government took my freakin' Bar Mitzvah money. Today, my friend and colleague Greg Clayman, EVP of Digital Distribution & Business Development at MTV Networks, weighs in on my search for my "Russian twin," Bolislav Vainman. Greg has already begun looking for Bolislav, which I [...]

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

"Bike Accident," Photo By Julie Fullerton

For more by Julie Fullerton, click here.

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

World's Deepest Trash Bin, By VW

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Social Study On Musical Stairs, By Volkswagon

My friend, screenwriter and "Lifestyle Ambassador" Daedalus Howell, turned me on to this new interactive public art from VW.  Not a new concept, but a successful one. And it's always kinda fun when brands play social anthropologist… Here's what Ed Cotton from Influx Insights says about it: It's clever and entertaining, but I keep wondering why it is we like [...]

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

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Saturday, October 17th, 2009

My Mom Responds To The Search For Bolislav

My mother weighs in on the post about my search for the kid I gave half my Bar Mitzvah money to… "Actually, Ross, I don't think Bolislav has any idea who you are or what you did. The Russians intercepted your letters, and he never received anything. It was all in vain. Like his name. You [...]