My friend Harry Oppenheimer (the handsome gentleman in the above photo) took me to see his buddy, the legendary Chicago photographer and artist Richard Shay.   Richard's famous for his work with Oprah, Ellen, Michael (Jordan) and many others.
Richard took us inside his girlfriend's house and showed us what he's been working on.   He snapped photos of [...]

Richard Shay's mom, Florence, runs this very cool "out of print first edition collectable" book shop in Highland Park, called Titles, Inc.

If you're in Chicago, check it out. A good way to get completely lost in books for an afternoon (or a week), like Billy Corgan does…

Not in Chicago? Check out Florence's blog!

When I told Jonathan Safran Foer that I get my turkey from a place in Brooklyn that only sells fresh, grass-fed, organic, cage-free, well-groomed, gorgeous, well-educated Turkeys…he ruined it.
"Unlikely, " he said. "That turkey most definitely comes from a factory farm."
I am not sure I can be friends with Jonathan anymore, after he said "most [...]

Here's Woodies Senior Producer Tracy Hellerud in action as she captains the control room during rehearsals. We were in the middle of working on an effect for Janelle Monae's voice.

In the show, Janelle comes out dressed (and sounding like) she's from the future, introducing hip-hop artists Clipse, who are then joined by special guests [...]

from Media Daily News
Real-Life Auction For Brand Entertainment Properties
Veteran branded entertainment agency, the Marina del Rey, Calif.-based Brand in Entertainment, now says it wants to challenge this thinking, taking a bolder step by holding an old-fashioned, real-life auction for brand entertainment media properties at the esteemed art house Christie's in New York City on Jan. [...]