Archive for January, 2010
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
I feel compelled to write something about J.D. Salinger.
I loved his work and read all of it, which sadly for fans such as I, wasn't really that much. Beyond Catcher in the Rye, there was Franny and Zooey, Nine Stories, and Raise High the Roombeam Carpenters, and Seymour an Introduction. ...
Posted in Books & Reviews, Creativity and Self-Expression, Pop Culture | 4 Comments »
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Branding is something we are imprinted with at a subconscious level. I saw this guy at Hobgoblins, a quite ordinary guy, but with this poofy quiff. I asked myself why? The result is this drawing. Non-Americans might not get the Bob's Big Boy reference, click here and you'll see what ...
Posted in Cartoons by Gregg Fraley, Marketing, Pop Culture | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_618" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="Steven Weber in a publicity shot"][/caption]
I have no idea who Steven Weber is, but I'm going to find out. He posted a piece on The Huffington Post today that I think is brilliant. In my view, it's one of those things that needs to be said ...
Posted in Creativity and Self-Expression, Innovation | 4 Comments »
Monday, January 25th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_608" align="alignleft" width="274" caption="Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist, Thomas Friedman"][/caption]
Thomas Friedman is one of my favorite writers in the political-economic arena. Probably because he's a great thinker. When he writes a column you can be sure it is well thought out, well researched, and to the point. He also has ...
Posted in Entrepreneurial, Innovation | 3 Comments »
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Briefly noted, a quick from-the-field pop culture report.
How many lives can a show biz cat have?
I was shocked, and delighted, to see Mickey Dolenz featured on a poster in the London Underground. Apparently he has the part of Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray.
Dolenz is well on his way to becoming the ...
Posted in Pop Culture, Trends, Futurism, and Research | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Shout out to Black & Decker as they celebrate 100 years of innovation. What a marvelous achievement. This is something American (and European for that matter) manufacturers should take a good close look at. As we see jobs being shipped overseas and as we see the manufacturing base slowly ebbing ...
Posted in Entrepreneurial, Innovation | 2 Comments »
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
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Posted in Cartoons by Gregg Fraley, Humor | No Comments »
