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Tiger Tales

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Sure, all the TV ads featuring Tiger Woods have evaporated. But what about this beauty, spotted at Newark Airport? It’s practically loaded with double entendre.

The image of him lurking behind a cactus, combined with newly sexualized overtones to the term “opportunity,” put this ad on par with watching a Megan’s List roll-call of sexual predators. The name “Tiger” doesn’t really help either.

The real problem with all these Tiger ads and why they’re getting pulled, is that he’s simply not endorsing a product. The brands instead Read the rest of this entry »

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Well Curated Distractions

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D.I.Y Hipster Nutcracker Project

It’s official… There is nothing going on between now and the First Quarter. However, you didn’t allocate any sick / vacation / personal days to cover this dry-patch in advance and now you’re sitting in the office… pretending to “work.” What you need are some well curated distractions, that look vaguely project related or at least skill building.

First off, we have “Buster Gnutt” an actual working nutcracker in the hipster form. By following the directions you can build some production skills in the process. It’s also good as a gift that you can pull out at the last minute for someone you don’t know or like, but most likely will run into this weekend.

We’ll follow this up with a definitive list of fantastic TV shows you’ve not heard of and hence – you haven’t yet explored on YouTube. But today’s a half-day, so below should be enough to keep you busy. However if you’re not crafty, check the YouTube links below the image…

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Old Dogs, No New Tricks

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Refreshing Advertising

Refreshing Advertising

There is something refreshing about the campaign for the movie Old Dogs. It’s emphatically “not clever.” The poster basically says… “the point of  Old Dogs, is that there is no point.” That straight forward approach is a welcomes respite from the tired milieu of Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson and Dave Eggers selling juvenile fixation as evidence of their supposed hipster genius. This is just one gorilla joke, combined with Three Men and a Paycheck.

Which apparently has viral appeal beyond just our appreciation. NYC comedy fixture and episodic television director Jason Woliner (Parks and Recreation, Human Giant), has started a Tumblr account tracking FacesOfOldDogs.

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