Monthly Archives: March 2009
Semi-Serious Ideas in Entertainment
1. MTV FOR OLD PEOPLE: With a rapidly aging population and a surplus of baby boomers who still want to stay hip, I propose the creation of a new TV network for the older demographic. Like its teenage counterpart MTV, … Continue reading
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Semi-Serious Ideas for your Personal Life
1. GET AN OBSCURE HOBBY: Do you ever feel that you’ve become a boring, mundane person? Do you get riled up about bad grammar? Do you get excited about the potential of alien takeovers? If any of these apply to … Continue reading
Semi-Serious Ideas For the Workplace
1. BRING BACK HIGH SCHOOL SUPERLATIVES: In high school, we used superlatives to recognize those who were popular (“Best Looking”), and those who were not (“Most Likely to Succeed”). So, why not introduce a version of high school superlatives to … Continue reading
This is (Not) Art
Earth Room (1977) // Walter De Maria // 250 cubic yards of dirt, 3600 square feet, in Soho This is Art: There is a real visceral aspect of this piece that rebels against traditional autonomous works. Here, the art is … Continue reading
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“Snooty” Rhymes With “Booty” For a Reason
Maybe it’s a character flaw, but I like snootiness. I like all types of snooty, from grunge snooty to Upper East Side snooty. I like it when starving artists flock together in their rebellion and harangue the world of conformists … Continue reading
Bailouts By The Numbers
Got Money? / You Know It / Take it out your pocket and show it then throw it / This a way / That a way/ This a way / That a way… $700 billion: TARP (also known as “stocking … Continue reading
