Let’s get this part out of the way: In general, pimping is a terrible business to be in, and not one I advocate in any way — particularly when human trafficking and/or children are involved. But one pimp investigated by YouthRadio has a business plan from which many execs could glean some good lessons (excerpted [...]
Don't believe the hype: DODOcase
Upshot: It’s a gorgeous product that is the perfect case for people who don’t use their iPads. There are a couple digital businesses that were contenders for the first hypebusting post, but I’ve been meaning to write a DODOcase review, and I was reminded by today’s fawning report on the $49 iPad case maker on [...]
Don't believe the hype
As I re-fire this site to post more, I betray my magazine roots by coming up with “sections” as fast or faster than I create posts. This one’s going to be a subset of the Esse Quam Videri category, poking some holes in things (mostly businesses) that need a bubble-burst. First one coming forthwith.
Truth in advertising
A Talentzoo post on uber-honest ad campaigns reminded me of an old favorite underrated Dudley Moore film: In Crazy People, Dudley’s ad executive character starts making really honest ads, which lands him in the loony bin. The one that stuck with me was “Volvo: They’re boxy but they’re good.”
Near truths and hotel rooms
Somehow, hotels bring out the worst in me. Over the eleven years (and counting) of our marriage, April has slowly domesticated me, making me less of a slob. (I’m sure we’d disagree on the degree of the transformation.) Lord knows, keeping my surroundings clean and orderly doesn’t come naturally to me. I grew up in [...]
Song of the moment: "Lie I Believe"
Dedicated to all my friends working on annual budget projections. And, sadly, probably not the worst theme song for election day. V-Roys: “Lie I Believe”
Esse quam videri
Living in the limelight, the universal dream, for those who wish to seem. Those who wish to be must put aside the alienation, get on with the fascination, the real relation, the underlying theme. – Rush A number of kind (and / or masochistic) friends have been lobbying for me to write more often on [...]