Movies are a vast wasteland
The New York Observer (observer.com) no longer has movie reviews except for movies that Rex Reed watches, which is down to one or two a month. They have categories for Art, Lifestyle, Culture, Business, Art Market, Art Reviews, Luxury Travel, Nightlife & Dining, Style, Theater, Opera, Dance, Tech, Finance, and Media. They are no longer […]
I grew up reading sci-fi
I grew up reading science fiction but it didn’t prepare me for the reality of the future, when it arrived. SciFi predicted space travel but it turns out that space travel is for robots, not humans. The people on the Space Station are not accomplishing anything. The Chinese space station was struck by orbital […]
The best copywriting gets right to the point.
Points are sharp and dangerous and committees prefer safer alternatives. I’m looking for companies that are young and want to grow, companies with a good new product that would be successful if more people knew about it. Most people have never heard of you. I’ve never heard of you. I learn about you, and then […]
Sunday, 8-2-2025
Lots of TV news coverage of the Richter 3.0 earthquake that struck New York City yesterday. In California we literally do not notice a Richter 3 earthquake even if we’re at ground zero. “Coverage.” In the old days we were all looking at the same three TV networks from coast to coast. Everybody […]
In the beginning was the word
In the beginning was the word. My father was a typographer in the ad game and he was always at his drawing board creating words from the time I was born. My theory is that I copied his enthusiasm for his task from my earliest days. I was reading everything by the […]
Memorial Sunday
Moscow and Kiev swapped massive drone raids again overnight. Israel continues to methodically plod through Gaza eliminating Hamas operatives. Drug cartels have been methodically assassinating mayors and mayor candidates throughout Mexico. And so the main story on ABC News continues to be the trial of rapper Diddy Combs. Oops, now ABC News has switched […]