Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States, serving two terms in the oval office from 1993 until 2001. Although the Clinton presidency was marked by economic prosperity, including record low inflation and unemployment as well as an all-too-rare balanced budget, the Clinton years were also plagued by …
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The Re-Education of a Road Trip Nation
I'm a public transportation snob. But there's this nice house in the country, see...
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Android is an operating system for mobile devices which runs on the Linux kernel. According to its developers, the Android OS offers a complete set of software for mobile devices: an operating system, middleware and key mobile applications. Android was developed by the Open Handset Alliance. The Android OS promotes …
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Big corporations are learning to take advantage of the "localvore" movement. When does marketing become deception?
Read More »Comic-Con International 2009, Part One
My first two action-packed days at Comic-Con 2009.
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Infotainment is a popular moniker given to television programming where the lines between reality and entertainment have become increasingly blurred. On the one hand, on so-called "reality" programs like Survivor and American Idol, ordinary people compete in extraordinary situations for big prizes. This might be labeled infotainment. More often, however, …
Read More »Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite, who died at the age 92 on July 17, 2009, was perhaps the greatest newsman of his generation. Some mourn his passing as perhaps representing the symbolic passing of traditional journalism itself. During his three decades (1962 – 1981) as anchor of the CBS Evening News, it was …
Read More »Merchandising: Capitalizing on the Surprising
A branded item that's a little bit new, a little bit different, is also a little bit worth tweeting about.
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Bruno is one of the many alter-egos of Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen, and the subject of Cohen's second straight hit comedy film (following 2006's Borat). Bruno (the movie) was released in the summer of 2009. In the film, Bruno is an over-the-top Austrian gay fashionista who comes to the …
Read More »Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin is arguably the most sought after, and successful record producer in the world. His production credits read like a who's who of the music business, including such wildly diverse artists as the Beastie Boys, the Dixie Chicks, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, and Metallica. …
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