Month: December 2010
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See You At NATPE In Miami?
Last time I went to NATPE, it was 8 years ago in New Orleans, and I was in the middle of setting up a series pilot at VH1. Now I am a corporate tool, and I’m on a panel called “Master Class: The Future of Branded Content” with Frank Cooper (Pepsi), Emil Jattne (Grey Goose,…
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Poem By Thomas Lynch
It’s bone cold tonight in Brooklyn, the snow has long buried the cars and the bikes. As I walked Dash home from a friend’s house, I thought about Andy Bachman‘s new post, how “I don’t feel lonely as much as I feel grateful for the odd proximity of Christmas Eve.” Buried in the glimmering crystal,…
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Theo Test Drives The “Bop-It”
This is the “Bop It,” designed for kids 8 + up: This is Theo trying to play the “Bop It”:
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My Dream “Job”
Speaking of Yo La Tengo, if I could do anything besides what I do these days, this is exactly what I would be doing. My dream “job” is to be sitting where Georgia’s sitting…
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Fun With Ice
Jordana had a party at her Gowanus studio last weekend. Thanks to her partners at the Textile Arts Center, some ice sculptors were set up outside, mounted some huge blocks of ice, and went to town with their electric saws. When I came out to check on them, they’d turned one of the ice blocks…
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Narcissistic Wrapping Paper
At the MTV Scratch holiday party, someone turned me into wrapping paper….
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I Just Had Sex (With Jessica Alba, Blake Lively, John McEnroe, Akon & The Lonely Island)
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Sun Drop Droppin’ In Vegas Walmart, Y’all
Ho ho ho. Just in time for da holiday punch, Sun Drop just dropped in Walmart, y’all. Check it out and fan it here.
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The BMW Ad That Writes Itself In Your Mind’s Eye
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Brad Grossman’s New “Zeitguide” Is Out
Cultural guru Brad Grossman just released his latest private “Zeitguide” for clients and friends. Here’s what I wrote for it: “Business leaders now expect media companies to deliver more than advertising inventory on their platforms. They seek a deeper understanding of, and connection to, their consumers. It’s a phenomenon media companies are embracing as an…