Another Chapter Comes Disturbingly to Life |
In the past few days, more than one friend has passed along a message citing the similarities between Yates' trip to Bas'ar in The Futurist and the recent New York Times expose about the Pentagon pla...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:35:00 GMT |
Bookstore of the Month: Oblong Books and Music, Rhinebeck, NY |
(The second in an admittedly self-serving but ultimately well-intentioned series highlighting some of the best bookstores, independent and otherwise, that I've visited in my travels.)This is a very co...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:32:00 GMT |
The University of What’s Next, from Conde Nast Portfolio.com |
The University of What's Nextby James P. Othmer Feb 26 2008Can advertising be taught? The intense and demanding Brandcenter is sure going to try. "This is not brain surgery. You can learn brain surger...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:13:00 GMT |
Charlie Brown and Giants Shock the World -- from Portfolio.com |
Charlie Brown and the Giants Pull Upsets for the Agesby James P. Othmer for Portfolio.comGoing into last night's game the odds of the Giants winning Super Bowl XLII were about the same as the odds of ...
Posted by on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:28:00 GMT |
How 238 people with nothing better to do Sunday night control the future of advertising. |
From Conde Nast Portfolio.comThe OTHER Super Sunday Showdownby James P. Othmer Jan 31 2008This Sunday, 238 people gathered in auditoriums in McLean, Virginia, and Chicago, for all of $50 apiece, will ...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:05:00 GMT |
Zapping the Zeitgeist (from Conde Nast Portfolio) |
Zapping the Zeitgeist (from Conde Nast Portfolio.com)(This link to Portfolio.com has links to the vids mentioned below)http://www.portfolio.com/culture-lifestyle/culture-inc /sports/2008/01/21/Super-Bo...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:55:00 GMT |
Bookstore of the Month: Fountain Books, Richmond |
The first in an admittedly self-serving but otherwise well-intentioned series highlighting some of the best bookstores, independent and otherwise, that I've visited in my travels.)I was in Richmond th...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:32:00 GMT |
Reading of The Futurist on KQEDs Writers Block |
KQED radio in San Francisco just posted my reading of a passage from The Futurist on its Myspace page tonight. http://www.myspace.com/thewritersblockkqedOn The Writer's Block page you can also find re...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:28:00 GMT |
From my ad blog: Super Bowl Zeitgeist? |
From The Death of Darrin Stephens at blogger.comI've spent the last week or so trying to find out who's planning on running ads on the 2008 Super Bowl on February 3. It's for the book, but also for an...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:09:00 GMT |
New piece in December issue of Esquire |
The RescuersBy James P. OthmerFrom the outside, the epicenter of innovation doesn't look particularly innovative. Especially on a humid Tuesday morning when the skies over downtown Manhattan are far f...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:54:00 GMT |
