Sometimes Things Just Work Out

[ Comments Off ]Posted on January 18, 2009 by admin in Editorial & Opinion

This collection of clips is one of the many reasons I remain a Pronoiac:

This collection of clips is one of the many reasons I remain a Pronoiac:

N.A.S.A. – The Spirit Of Apollo

[ 1 Comment ]Posted on January 18, 2009 by admin in Music

Unless you’re paralyzed from the funk bone down, N.A.S.A. is going to take you to planet shake-your-booty. The video at left is for the song Money (featuring David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge, & Z-Trip), from N.A.S.A.’s upcoming debut release Spirit of Apollo which hits the shelves February 17, 2009. N.A.S.A. stands for [...]

Unless you’re paralyzed from the funk bone down, N.A.S.A. is going to take you to planet shake-your-booty. The video at left is for the song Money (featuring David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge, & Z-Trip), from N.A.S.A.’s upcoming debut release Spirit of Apollo which hits the shelves February 17, 2009. N.A.S.A. stands for North America/South America, and is a production project by Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel, director Spike Jonze brother) and DJ Zegon (DJ/skateboarder Ze Gonzales) which has been several years in the making, and features apearances by a lengthy list of their friends, associates, and inspirations, including Tom Waits, M.I.A., Santogold, Lykke Li, and many more (see track list below). The tracks I’ve heard make me want to move to Brazil and take a job in a nightclub, and I have to admit I hate myself for liking their remix of Girl From Ipanema (4.8MB, mp3). This has been one of my favorite songs since I was about six years old, and NO WAY was I going to like some DJ rehashing of it. Alas, I was won over on the second listen. Remember this is club music, not audiophile jazz. Check out more previews on N.A.S.A.’s MySpace page or on the Mexico City blog LeTouch . Read the rest of this entry »

How Did Durex Build Their Customer Base?

[ Comments Off ]Posted on January 17, 2009 by admin in Popular Media

They Condomed Into It?

They um, condomed into it? You may have already seen the cute Durex Condom Get It On ad featured here, but like any popular video or film production, it’s always fun to watch the extras and out-takes. Here are the “behind the condom” clips, part one, part two, and part three. Valentine’s Day is traditionally a time to ramp up condom promotion (last year we had National Condom Week, with, for example, the NYC government getting into it with considerable enthusiasm), so with VD just around the corner, we thought we’d share some classics with you. You’ve probably seen the award-winning I want those sweeties clip. A good reason to remember to use one. This Dutch ad highlights the fact that you don’t even need to speak the same language to say “put a sock on it”. Durex seems to produce the most clever ads, like the one that shows a possible bad side effect of chocolate flavored condoms, or the surprisingly broad demographic for fruit-flavored ones. Durex sells sex toys too, so they also have some tips regarding cucumber sandwiches and letting grandma answer the phone. And lastly , this Trust Condoms ad from Africa shows you how not to get left out in the rain.

Welcome To The Holodeck

[ Comments Off ]Posted on January 16, 2009 by admin in Editorial & Opinion

Can somebody find the control panel?

Ever have one of those days where things seem just a little bit funny somehow, like there’s some mysterious force guiding events? That somehow everything has been set up just to make your day seem a little “off”? Like maybe you’re just a character playing a part in some strange film or something? Well, maybe you’re crazy. Or maybe you just had too much coffee. Or maybe, as recent science suggests, you’re living in a huge holographic projection like on a dumb sci-fi show like Star Trek TNG. Personally I’ve suspected since the age of about seven that this was the case, and it’s a bit of a relief to know that science has finally validated my sanity. Kind of takes the oomph out of movies like the Matrix though, doesn’t it? I guess I might have figured this all out sooner if I had read this Scott Adams Dilbert Blog post where he decides he’s a hologram and points out “…the reason I don’t understand string theory, for example, is that there are no real scientists, only holograms…“

Creepy Animated Map Of Wal-Mart Growth

[ Comments Off ]Posted on January 15, 2009 by admin in Editorial & Opinion

The creepy video featured here shows the virus-like expansion of Wal-Mart in the United States (much clearer full-size animated map here). We all know that Wal-Mart is huge, but did you know that their annual sales are greater than the GDP of Saudi Arabia? Or that they employ more people than live in Idaho? I’ve [...]

The creepy video featured here shows the virus-like expansion of Wal-Mart in the United States (much clearer full-size animated map here). We all know that Wal-Mart is huge, but did you know that their annual sales are greater than the GDP of Saudi Arabia? Or that they employ more people than live in Idaho? I’ve strangely never shopped at Wal-Mart, not because of snobbishness or political correctness, but probably more because of geography. Wal-Mart has a strategy (see When Wal-Mart Is Gone) of opening several stores in separate rural areas and later closing the stores to condense the traffic into a “super store”, leaving behind what is known in real estate as a Dark Wal-Mart. For some fairly balanced insight into Wal-Mart in general, see this How Stuff Works piece. For a more anti-Wal-Mart view see Ask Al – The Battlemart Blog at WalmartWatch.com Or check out the DVD Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (it’s only USD9.99).

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