Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Outlining Outliers


My homie Nelson (Big Like Giants, Thinkwell) put me on to this as he does most new ingenious things. Malcom Gladwell's new book Outliers. If your not familiar with Gladwell's work you should check out The Tipping Point, and Blink they will explain his ingenuity. If I can ever bring myself to writing something longer than a blog post, I hope I write for the reasons Gladwell does. He says he get's obsessed with these topics and in doing so can't stop learning about them - then out comes these amazing little thesis on whatever topics he's obsessed about. Did I say ingenious already. Check it out.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

808's and Heartbreaks


Break ups suck. Getting over your X is for the birds. Life goes on. Right? Word. Jump over to the freshandproper blog. I miss the road already. For real!!!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

ELECTION DAY!!!


Election Day from Jamar Eaton on Vimeo.

Hot off the Press: Hillary Clinton possibly for Seceretary of State!!!




This could be interesting. After such a long insidious primary process this is a very interesting move by the Obama camp to let such a leak reach the press. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

What I'm Reading Right Now




It's been a long week, i'm tired as shit. A few more days of work then i'm off for a special little trip that I will fill in on more detail tomorrow. Until then - these are a few things I've been reading lately:

The Economist - A mix of business and politics, its a good read every now and then to catch up on current affairs. Obviously this issue was a must.

Walden - Henry David Thoreau was an American philosopher who believed in minimalism to the fullest. Shortly after graduating from college at Harvard he wrote this book. I've just started it and so far its been a great read. Thoreau has amazing perspective, that's relevant even today.

Machiavelli - Like most of you, all I knew of this name in high school was 2 Pac's last CD before he passed away. Machiavelli just happened to be an amazing political mind and philosopher. Just picked this up as well, looking forward to seeing what he has to talk about.

Buying In - This is a great branding/marketing disposition by Rob Walker of Murketing, Rob also has a column in the New York Times magazine every week that is definitely worth reading. He gives great insight into the reach of marketing and how it reflects with modern day consumers. A good read if your into branding, marketing and how they both reflect in current consumer culture.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

More Amazing Coverage from the Trib.



The Chicago Tribune put together this little time lapse footage of last nights festivities. It was truly amazing to be apart of. If you are one of the many that weren't able to get a hold of the paper today click here, to order back issues online from the Tribune. And as for the New York Times - call 1(800) 543 5380, wait for about 30 minutes and you'll be able to purchase as many as 5 over the phone. Both options are definitely worth it to own a piece of history.

Do The Right Thing.