Today’s Links

      December 31st, 2008

I spend a fair amount of time scavenging the Internet for news, informative stuff, and so on. I know posting a smattering of links is nothing innovative, but I thought I would nevertheless post a few now and again. So here goes nothing…

The Israeli Defense Forces realize they have a major PR problem. In an, ahem, interesting move they’ve set up their very own YouTube channel.

I really wish people wouldn’t be so nasty to Steve Jobs. I think Apple makes great products. I got my first PowerBook back in 2000 and haven’t looked back. I don’t know Steve Jobs personally (far from it), but his commencement speech at Stanford a few years back (perhaps) gives a glimpse into his soul. Whatever the case may be, I wish him all the best.

I haven’t yet had a chance to fully appreciate The Dudespaper, but my first impression is that it’s pure genius. The Big Lebowski is obviously one of the best movies ever and the man in charge at The Dudespaper gives us the lowdown on the world today through the Dude’s slacker shades. On the downside, the site is pretty slow. Still worth checking out.

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Filed under: Links

All Jingled Out

      December 20th, 2008

I was at Trader Joe’s today, the place where i do pretty much all of my grocery shopping. I know Trader Joe’s employees are pretty passionate about groceries, but what I didn’t know is that they (or the management) are apparently also fans of the most grotesque kind of kitsch Christmas music possible. Now I’ve got nothing against good Christmas music. As a matter of fact, when I was in high school, as part of band class, I played some pretty sweet Christmas tunes in a quartet at a local shopping center. Continue reading…

Filed under: Food, Music

Ad Overkill

      December 19th, 2008

Wow. Today’s Arts section of the New York Times has a 9 page ad in it for the new Leonardo DiCaprio/Kate Winslet outing, Revolutionary Road. That’s right, 9 pages.

Sure, the movie has an awful name and sounds really boring, but is that what it takes to get people to go to the movies these days? I mean, I’m trying to read my morning paper, not overdose on ad garbage. 9 pages, people.
9 consecutive pages….

Filed under: Marketing