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Comment on Fondling Giacometti by stan bonnes

stan bonnes — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:35:53 +0000

gung POW chicken, WOW! hey i thought you were married? i can read between the lines. fabulous piece you wrote! would love to see more from you. i have confirmed through several sources that my long held suspicion that every museum has one piece that people are compelled to touch. when viewing jeff koons stainless steel bunny at moca in l.a., you could see 32,456 fingerprints on the belly button. then i saw somebody touch it and that was me. i could not resist. just touch it, you have to!

Comment on Confessions of a Bugs Bunny Brand Zealot by Keith

Keith — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:01:00 +0000

DAVID,

You gotta tell me where to get a mug like the one at top (My Favorite Mug title). I’ve been scouring the net looking for it!!!!

Any help appreciated.

Cheers,

Comment on iPad? iDisappoint. by Jake

Jake — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:54:15 +0000

Pure heresy, sir. However, I see your point. About the only way I could quite justify getting an iPad myself is if it had enough power and flexibility to replace my laptop. At the same time, my iPhone’s screen is a bit small to comfortably read a book on. I guess I’ll just stick to my paper-backs for the time being…

Comment on iPad? iDisappoint. by annemarie

annemarie — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:07:40 +0000

iEverything? I agree.

Comment on Listen Up by Olivia Ya

Olivia Ya — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:14:43 +0000

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Comment on Get Some R.E.S.P.E.C.T. by Caity G

Caity G — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:54:33 +0000

This is really powerful!!

Comment on Men are Stupid and Women are Scheming by Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:07:13 +0000

OMG…
I keep pointing out this trend in advertising to my son! We just watched the USPS commercial where the man and woman are defining who will do what for the Christmas holiday.
Of course, the man is being as lazy as possible and wants to do the least work. This is because all men are lazy and sloth-like.
The woman “tricks” him into choosing doing the shopping instead of doing the mailing. Then the postal worker arrives as the man is leaving explaining how he can just take the packages for her. She says that she knew that already. Of course the woman is smarter than the man! Oh, that sneaky manipulative woman and her lazy stupid man.

We notice it all the time. I am trying to make sure he sees this portrayal of men. I personally find it a horrible and insulting to both men and women. Thanks for such an interesting blog.

Comment on Listen Up by Mark Twain

Mark Twain — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:30:22 +0000

“If I were required to guess off-hand, and without collusion with higher minds, what is the bottom cause of the amazing material and intellectual advancement of the last fifty years, I should guess that it was the modern-born and previously non-existent disposition on the part of men to believe that a new idea can have value.”
- 1893

Comment on Listen Up by Stuart Chittenden

Stuart Chittenden — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:46:06 +0000

Hello JV,

Super comment and intriguing links; thank you.

I don’t know the answer to the question about monetizing these technologies, but wonder if the technologies themselves will be fiscally underwritten by what they allow or entice the user to access and consume.

A different perspective may be the broader one: Are these technologies utopian or dystopian? I suspect they will be both and modern society will be wrestling with their balance for decades to come.

Great comments.
Thanks,
Stuart

Comment on Listen Up by Stuart Chittenden

Stuart Chittenden — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:39:59 +0000

UPDATE: The iPhone app, “Yours, Vincent” is now available on iTunes, as well as an app from the Rijksmuseum. I only wish I were heading to Amsterdam tomorrow.