Attention Media: Quit fucking trying to terrify parents.
Jesus. Fucking. Christ. Am I sick and tired of the media's constant attempts to scare the shit out of us. The latest target: Rice Krispies. Seems they've got an added antioxidant claim on their box. (Antioxidants, if you didn't know, are being pimped hard lately because they theoretically help keep you from getting sick by strengthening your immune system.)

An Era Ends as Cliff Freeman & Partners closes
If you're a Gen Xer ad creative, then, like me, as you read the news yesterday about the passing of heralded agency Cliff Freeman & Partners, you most likely felt a terrible pang of loss over this agency and the work it created.Because, you see, when Cliff & Co were in their heyday, I was in my truly formative years in our business. I was soaking advertising up and was striving to learn everything I could about who was doing what, where they were and how they were doing the kind of work I could only dream of. When I first learned about Cliff & Co, I had no idea how they could come u

Booking an Audio Session: So true, it's almost not funny.
Thanks Marty.

Uh, hey Microsoft, have you ever seen an ep of "Family Guy"?
Attention Microsoft, if you don't want to associate your global brand's new product with stuff like pedophila, making fun of guys in wheelchairs and the diabolical escapades of a baby that's trying to kill his mother, you may want to find another promotional partner.Seriously, how the fuck did they

If you build it virtually will they buy?
A glimpse at what AR will be up to once the novelty factor has worn off. Amazing what happens when creativity is tied to usefulness. Found via @dabitch.