2012
The Story Behind Keep Calm and Carry On
You can’t deny that the design work of the Keep Calm and Carry On posters are beautiful and inspiring with their clean design, and simple message. The message itself is charming in it’s own way. In fact, it almost comes [...]
2012
2007 Boston Bomb Scare – Oh Boston, Why So Serious?
I almost missed this, but 5 years ago today, Boston made the news by overreacting to a viral marking campaign for Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The whole scenario is totally laughable. In a nutshell, it’s 2007. The phrase viral marketing [...]
2011
In Catalonia, a Last Day of Bullfighting – Slide Show – NYTimes.com
I’ve always expected that I would enjoy bullfighting as a lover of Hemmingway, but I have a feeling that it would make me sad to see a senseless act of violence resulting in the senseless death of an animal that [...]
2011
The Ramones Rock London 1977
7 years ago today Johnny Ramone died too early. It’s amazing how energetic these guys are on stage. It’s like a total transformation. I met Joey once at a Nine Inch Nails show. He seemed really shy to a 17 [...]
2011
The Importance of Selection Effects
Although their role is largely unrecognized, there were more casualties incurred upon RAF bomber crews than fighter pilots WWII. For much of the war, the loss rate hovered around 5%, about 1 in 20 aircraft would, on average, be shot [...]
2011
Letter From Andy Warhol’s Landlord to Andy
The Factory, c.1966 | Image: Tuscene Letters of Note is a fantastic blog that displays collected letters of correspondance to and from famous people. Some of the submissions are really great. This particular letter from Andy Warhol’s landlord asking notifying [...]
2011
Last Living Witness to The Lincoln Assassination
I’ve Got a Secret, was a television show that ran from 1952 to 1964. The premise of the show was that you had a guest who had a secret. Two contestants would take turns asking yes or no questions while [...]
2011
Commodores – Nightshift
This is one of those songs that always makes me feel sentimental. If you take the time to listen to it, you’ll hear that it’s a tribute to two great musicians who were tragically taken from this world too soon. [...]
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