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Elmore Leonard, the Dickens of Detroit: 10 Rules for Being A Good Writer 21 Aug 2013 | 08:48 pm
NPR had a nice feature remembering the life of Elmore Leonard, “The Dickens Of Detroit”, who died yesterday at 87. They ended the piece with a quote from his 10 Rules for Being A Good Writer, Rule 10:...
Two songs of Suspicion, from Elvis Presley & R.E.M. 17 Aug 2013 | 12:46 am
Thanks to our great local college station, KALX Berkeley, for playing the Evis song this morning. It’s a strange song that sounds to me like it belongs on the soundtrack of a Spaghetti Western directe...
What do Gertrude Stein and JAY Z have in common? Picasso, baby. 5 Aug 2013 | 05:18 pm
Gertrude Stein, “If I Told Him: A Completed Portrait of Picasso” (1923). The artists gets artisted upon. Upon the artist. Visited by she who by her by she who by words visits upon. She who by words. A...
Pivot TV, named by Zinzin, launches today 2 Aug 2013 | 02:44 am
We are excited to announce the launch at 6pm ET today of the new television network from Participant Media, Pivot, named by Zinzin. Pivot is a social action and general entertainment TV network for mi...
The Ancients Stole All Our Great Ideas (Part 2) 27 Jul 2013 | 05:52 am
Ed Ruscha, Blue Collar Trade School, 1989, Acrylic on canvas, 54 H x 120 W (inches)
The life we’re living is so excellent (once we get our minds and desires out of the way) 16 Jul 2013 | 05:51 am
“Our intention is to affirm this life, not to bring order out of chaos, nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply to wake up to the very life we’re living, which is so excellent once one get...
The Ancients Stole All Our Great Ideas (Part 1) 8 Jul 2013 | 09:39 pm
Ed Ruscha, 150 Miles, 1989. Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 40 inches (61 x 101.6 cm) “The Ancients Stole All Our Great Ideas” is a line from Mark Twain’s autobiography and the title of an exhibition at the ...
Creativity in solitude or collaboration? 22 Jun 2013 | 12:22 am
This is a fundamental question we face in our daily naming work, and, we think, is a central issue for most companies. How do you nurture the most creative environment: creative isolation or collabora...
Stephen Fry on language, with kinetic typography 4 Jun 2013 | 03:33 am
Attention all language purists: Stephen Fry is “an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director, activist, and board member of Norwi...
Björk’s Declare Independence and Gondry’s L’écume des jours / Mood Indigo 1 Jun 2013 | 04:55 am
I was fortunate to have seen Björk perform her Biophilia show last week in Richmond, California, thanks to a pair of birthday tickets from my lovely wife. It was a fantastic show, and the final encore...
