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Conan’s back tonite.

Pictured, the work of designer Andy Mangold, student at Maryland Institute College of Art.

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‘A Quoi ça sert l’Amour – un Film de Louis Clichy’

Today was my wife’s b-day.

We had dinner at Stockton Joe’s, almost got hit in a crosswalk by a gang banger who yelled at us for being in his way, looked at expensive things we can’t afford at Dillard’s, sat in a lot of horrible traffic and later, ate pistachio gelato at Hot Italian in Sacramento.

We had fun.

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‘DO NOT be afraid to let FB share your info for my MoveOn.org video. Nothing dangerous here. Just type ur name!’ –Olivia Wilde

Personalized video from the future – reminding us that every single vote still counts.

Click on the image to watch. Just type your name in.

And vote today – any way you can. Facebook will even help you find your polling place.

Be sane.

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Alysha Nett, photographed by Tyler Shields.

Info here. Alysha Nett’s website here.

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‘The charges are familiar: He’s a compromiser who hasn’t stood up to the GOP or Wall Street. But a look at his record reveals something even more startling – a truly historic presidency’

Rolling Stone takes a look at what’s really been going on in the White House. Great read. Shows how how Obama is brilliantly working the system – whether or not the media is reporting on it.

Call me crazy, but I believe that our president should actually be a really smart person.

I know. Insane concept for the United States to stomach.

the west wing
Also this week – in a bit of patriotic looniness – I spent some time touring The White House via this site. [Read more →]

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I actually found a moment this week were I ended up watching a bunch of the latest political attack ads. I’d missed a bunch of them – not a bad thing – mostly because of my TiVo. Who watches actual ads anymore?

Candidate for California Governor Jerry Brown (D) unleashed this little ‘Jon Stewartesque’ ditty this week, comparing his opponent to our sinking Governator (above). What hooked me – and the media – is how it just keeps going on and on and on and on and on.

I’ve always liked Jerry Brown. He’s kind of a kook, but a smart one.

my dad-n-jerry
Back in the early 1990s, my father held the honor of being the guy who ‘registered the most voters in the State of California.’ He was retired and simply had a lot of time on his hands. So coffee in hand, he set up shop at the local mall – and sort of hung out for a year or so. [Read more →]

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‘Don’t fucking talk to me about family values’

As someone married, I’ve been pro-anti-divorce for years.

Found via Lance Weber

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Flashback to 1988: David Lee Roth’s very purple video for Stand Up, with the incredible Steve Vai on guitar

Humans do this thing. If we don’t understand something, or believe something is different – the first step is ridicule. Then make it go away. Sometimes on a huge scale.

And the gay community has been putting up with a lot of shit for a helluva long time. Today’s purple wearing is about saying the rest of us are sick of it too.

and
On a somewhat related note, I’m really looking forward to tonight’s Project Runway – where Michael forgoes working on his final collection and instead spends all his time carefully plotting out and exacting an unexpected, ironically embarrassing revenge for Ivy.

While at the same time, Ivy is plotting out and exacting a vicious, ill-conceived embarrassing revenge for Michael.

Should it end any other way – ?

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Before and after

I was thinking.

The recycle symbol we’ve been using all these years could use an update. Something simpler, more modern, earth-friendly and all that.

And what better way to update than looking to the most legible of the legibles, Helvetica. With all the Gap hoohaw this past week, I’d noticed that the G actually has an arrow in it. Not a perfect arrow, but redrawing Helvetica – that would take too much time. No one’s gonna notice an arrow that’s a bit off, right?

G is for garbage, of course. Turning it backwards means sending things back. For recycling. And the gradiated avocado green box, it just says green better than anything else can say green.

Because people really like avocados.

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Before and after

This hit last year, redesign of soda cans for Hansen’s Natural Sodas by Deutsch Design Works.

The look just seems very  . . .  techno to me.

Garbage: I’m Really Into Techno, B-side from Shut Your Mouth 3

Photos found via BevReview

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‘Fox News: Your source for hyper-partisan bullshit.
CNN: If you’re watching this your flight’s been canceled
MSNBC: Lean forward???’

I’m just wondering – as far as these desperate acts of branding are going – how much of the Kool Aid are they drinking at NBC?

Next thing you know, NBC’s gonna cancel all its good shows and put Jay Leno on in prime time.

Again.

Found via Laura Serra

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