If you’ve ever seen Sarah Silverman’s Jesus is Magic, you’ve seen her sing “Jewish people driving German cars” which she describes as “the opposite of FUBU.” It came to mind this weekend after this article made it’s way to me via several different people I follow on Twitter. It’s good, if not standard fare: Paul [...]
Entries from July 20th, 2009
Their Fault, or Ours?
July 16th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Advertising
This week has seen the Portland creative community’s collective hackles raised over the decision by the City to frame the RFP process for a redesign of the portlandonline.com site a contest, with the prize being “credit on the site”, effectively asking the creative professionals of Portland to work for free. And it is offensive. But [...]
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My Magical Evening, Wherein I Spend 2 Hours with 4000 of my Closest Friends, Don’t See Dave Chappelle and Would do it all Over Again
July 15th, 2009 · 13 Comments · Letters to Brands
We’ll set aside for a second the fact that I showed up at Portland’s Pioneer Square at 11pm based on highly dubious reports of a surprise Dave Chappelle show at midnight, and that I waited packed in with 4000 drunk and high morons (but not you, you’re terrific) for 2 hours, and that I left [...]
Conversations with Lions
July 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Advertising
“If a lion could talk, we could not understand him” Ludwig Wittgenstein’s statement from Philosophical Investigations is a sort of heartbreaking realization for anyone who has ever bargained with their pets, as I have, offering all sorts of rewards if only they would admit that they can speak. At it’s core though, this idea also [...]
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