April 2010
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Life lessons from watching LOST
Me: If I've learned anything from watching LOST, it's to never fly Oceanic Airlines.
PB: If I've learned anything from watching LOST, it's to never get caught in a time/space vortex occupied by two spirits who take bets on the nature of mankind.
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“Apple - you guys were the rebels, man, the underdogs. People believed in you....”
– Jon Stewart, re: the seizure of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen’s computers following the leaked iPhone
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David Mamet: How to Write Drama (and PR Pitches) →
PRs could learn a few lessons. Clients could take the most from the first point. Consultants on two, three, and four.
THERE IS NO MAGIC FAIRY DUST WHICH WILL MAKE A BORING, USELESS, REDUNDANT, OR MERELY INFORMATIVE SCENE AFTER IT LEAVES YOUR TYPEWRITER.YOU THE WRITERS, ARE IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE EVERY SCENE IS DRAMATIC.
THINK LIKE A FILMMAKER RATHER THAN A FUNCTIONARY,...
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The 3 Little Pigs is a story made up by the Brick...
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From RAL: How to reconcile with your ex
This is gold. “Invite her to talk about it over a drink. Listen to everything she has to say. And when she’s done talking, agree with her and go hit on another girl.”
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“The question I’m most often asked is whether I have formal training in...”
– Kaja Perina, editor of Psychology Today
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2010 List of the World's 50 Best Restaurants →
Eh. Dropping 20 spots is probably good for French Laundry. You walk in with such high expectations that the experience itself is a bit of a let-down. Best to go with the chef’s selections if you make it to The Laundry.
mascarah:
FRENCH LAUNDRY DOWN 20?! BLASPHEMY.
Also - Fat Duck = amazing.
adamiss:
Goal - to dine in at least one of the five restaurants located in France during our...
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When the Sex Pistols were inducted into the Rock... →
They didn’t just snub the ceremony by not showing up, but took a metaphorical crap on the establishment in a grammatically challenged letter read at the ceremony byRolling Stone founder, and ruiner, Jann Wenner. The band’s statement was simple: “Next to the Sex Pistols, rock and roll and that hall of fame is a piss stain. Your museum. Urine in wine. We’re not coming. We’re not your monkeys. If you...
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“The ultimate New York dining experience, however, may not be in a restaurant at...”
– Anthony Bourdain’s Alternative Guide to Drinking and Eating in New York (via pberntsen)
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“Tim Tebow said he didn’t need everybody to like him: “Just one team.”
– NY Daily News
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Remember: Y'all is singular. All y'all is plural....
staceyjoy:
Filed under: Things I am aware of, but am never allowed to actually speak about.
Sounds like the next project for The Oatmeal.
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How to promote your own book or project: Don't be... →
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Tossers at Vyne mag IM'd me to offer a *discount*...
Aside from the fact that they will sell you publicity services to get you into their magazine, I am officially tweaked.
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“All other nations are drinking Ray Charles beer and we are drinking Barry...”
– Dave Barry
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“The fact is that there have yet to be any widely deployed Android phones that...”
– I love a good Flash experience, but most of the time all it does is crash my browser. Good riddance.
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“No one cares you’re the mayor of your job”
– staceyjoy re: foursquare. I’m still down with it, but yah, I don’t really care if you’re at your job, the train station, or taking your dog to the vet.
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Agency PR circa 2007: I am not a concert promoter.
Boss: Phil. Our Client (a small business consultancy) has a son and his band is putting on a concert. Do you know any promoters?
Me: I'm friends with a few. Why? What's up.
Boss: Well, we need to pack the place.
Me: For what?
Boss: Because our Client is going to sponsor the concert (The band is named Swamphouse)
Me: Is this related to our work positioning them as small business experts at all?
Boss: Yes, because it'll get exposure for the company.
Me: I'm confused. Are we going to get a cut of sales? What's the payout for the promoter. Is this going to benefit a charity?
Boss: None. They're your friends, right?
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“We paid her for three hours but I actually had to ask her to leave after two...”
– That’s a lot of guido-liciousness packed into one quote.
-George Fox, a nightclub promoter, on booking Snookie
(via theotherjen)
Fascinating expose on the business of booking C and D-listers. Two years ago my friend hired Mickey Avalon to emcee a fashion show at a nightclub. $17,000. Only two...
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The Ten Hottest PR Chicks on Twitter (2nd Edition) →
newsweek:
alittlespace:
Ha! Yeah #6…
One of my friends insisted I blog this. It helps explain why I was gaining all these new Twitter followers today. (Apparently the selection process was very scientific…)
Nwk is OUTRAGED that you’re only number 6…
Guys dig… PR girls would want a list of ten hottest lawyers on Twitter. Just saying.
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Business Insider: Being Recruited by Microsoft is... →
Intelligent + specific questions. No *bs* Google queries like “Why is a manhole round?”
Each round of questioning gets you to a new, higher-level interviewer.
If you flunk an interview, they say, “the guy you’re supposed to meet with is in a meeting. He’s key, so we’re going to send you home and have you come back another time.”
Microsoft takes NDAs...
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“People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that’s only...”
– Banksy
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WatchMost Awkward Interview Ever: TechCrunch’s Mike Arrington Interviews MySpace PR Chief. The back story is these two used to date. Although it’s not entirely unusual to get this kind of reaction from girls in PR, whether you’re a journalist.
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I'm buying as many iPads as I can and then going...
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“I can tell how the evening is going to go by what people laugh at - and the...”
– Anthony Bourdain on lecture tours, in CS magazine
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“I get to go to work an hour later. That’s a Latino’s dream come...”
– George Lopez, when asked about Conan O’Brien’s move to TBS.
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On PR Pitches: Finally, a blogger said it. →
“Don’t you dare try to say, “I love your blog,” if you’ve read the last three posts and are attempting to feign interest. I don’t care if you love or even read my blog, and that’s not important to me if your pitch is good. What’s more important is that you’re friendly, personable and interested in me and what I do, and in the audience and community I serve.
We’re all people here, and while...
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“Would I rather be feared or loved? Um, easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of...”
– Michael Scott
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Q: Why did the rabbit cross the road?
A: To show his girlfriend he could hip-hop.
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New Idea: Never Ending Glass of Beer
Like the everlasting gobstopper, but for drunks, not kids. Think about it… Instead of wristbands, you would go to market with a $20 Never Ending Glass. Beer up until you go belly down.
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“There’s an old joke that you know you’re in heaven if the cooks are Italian and...”
– David Byrne imagines the perfect city. (via philk)
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: Addicted to Bar Boulud →
My love for Bar Boulud is endless and unwavering. In the last two months alone, I have dined here for brunch and dinner a whopping four times. In a city like Manhattan with an overwhelming number of culinary options, eating at the same spot as often as this is what one might call…an addiction….
Bar Boulud… A true love of mine… Along with Bouchon Bakery. For most people, I...
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