November 2007
12 posts
Vik Muniz: You Rock! →
Two years ago walking around the newly re-opened Museum of Modern Art I noticed an awesome photograph that appeared to be constructed out of crude oil. It was a scene of hundreds of people standing in attention during a concert. The artist, I later recalled was named Muniz. Last Friday I toured the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art. To my astonishment there was an entire retrospective on one...
Montreal Closure Québécois →
Its been a few days since I have been back in the United States. The snow surrounding Montreal was a refreshing change to the daily churn of Manhattan. Although I love the Big Apple, I also love perspective. There is indeed an outside world. My five days were spent primarily hanging out with my buddy and learning about the culture of the Québécois. Its still a very European city despite its...
Montrealean Thanksgiving →
Friends and Family, We take this day each year to be thankful for something. I am thankful to be healthy, drop dead gorgeous and in Montreal with my best friend, Anton. I am thankful for many things, for although times are sometimes tough, its the perseverance of loved ones that helps to keep us going. For this I say Thank You. Recently I had dinner with a close friend who had told me about a...
Denmark: Almost Here →
Each day I check off the number of days until I leave New York and head overseas to the Homeland: Denmark. Its been two months now since I began Danish Classes. I am not sure if I have really learned how to speak that much, but I have a good handle on pronunciation, reading and writing. Perhaps I have mastered the level of a three year old but thats better than what I had before. It would appear...
Cranksgiving Aftermath →
Cranksgiving left me bruised and slightly broken-hearted. The event itself was a success. Around 85 riders showed up, which given the chilly temperatures, was a feat in itself. The format was simple. Hit up four different supermarkets scattered around the city, buy four different items from these stores and finish at 23rd and 11th Avenues. The simplicity of the alleycat was awesome. The cause...
Makeover Solutions: To Die For →
This week in the wonderful world of venture capital I read about the $7M funding of Virtual Makeover. A provider of virtual makeup solutions, this company allows females (and males?) to upload photographs and spruce them up with the aid of the internet. Instead of just panning this site as lame or stupid I thought it would be good to give it a shot. Never afraid to make fun of myself, here is the...
Cranksgiving Alleycat →
This is going to be awesome. Big race next weekend. FREE, but bring $10 to buy food which will be donated to a soup kitchen in the East Village. Registration at 2 PM, race starts at 3PM (yeah right). 35th Street & 11th Avenue across from the Javits Center.
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Angry German Stripper →
I got a chuckle out of this one. Great way to waste a minute on a dreary, cold, rainy Friday. God save us all.And thats how the story goes…
ad:tech Media Whiz Party →
This year’s New York City ad:tech convention, held at the Hilton in Midtown, started off with a fun party at Club Strata. The event, sponsored by Media Whiz was surprisingly well attended by the fairer sex, a fact not lost on the many out-of-town advertising and marketing geeks. Playing poker and blackjack while throwing back premium open-bar drinks led to some late night dancing by some...
Radiohead: Give, Give, Give It Away →
One month after the launch of pay-what-you-like for In Rainbows by Radiohead and the numbers are rolling via ComScore (SCOR). Its a mixed bag of results. According to the numbers, 38% of users who downloaded the album globally chose to pay a weighted average of $2.26 per album (this factors in all the freeloaders). In the United States we were more likely to not only pay for the album (40% paid...
500 Facebook Friends and Counting... →
Not sure that this is something to brag about - its not. But it is interesting to note how quickly these “friendships” develop. I wish there was a facebook application that chronologically tracked the additions of friends via facebook. A mashup of your usage of the site and the number of friends you acquire. Similarly this could work for the number of messages, wall posts and pictures...
Strike Out →
The Writers Guild of America is having severe problems negotiating their union contract with the major studios, production companies and networks that produce and distribute their content. Cry me a river of tears. The level of sympathy that I have for these writers is at its very best minimal. I am more concerned with the ancillary industries that will be affected by their proposed strike than I...
