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Puppet Violence

An Open Letter To Carolyn

16 February 2010

Dear Carolyn, My name is Jeff. I don’t think you know me. Certainly, I have no idea how you got my phone number. You might have misdialed, Carolyn. Someone might have even given you the number in error.  Whatever the genesis of the misunderstanding that occurred between us last night, Carolyn, I want you to [...]

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UGC Week: Respectfully, No

27 January 2010

Perry demands: “Describe various acquaintances as comic book characters without explicitly saying who each is supposed to be, leaving it as an exercise for the reader to determine the secret identity of each.” This is fun for nobody. An interesting mental exercise, to be sure, but one that is preloaded with divisiveness. First of all, [...]

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UGC Week – Mr. Gatevackes

26 January 2010

More content of the user-generated variety ensues! Bill says: “Write a post about me!” So here goes that…. William Gatevackes is a garrulous drunk and an irascible curmudgeon of a gambler. He is a cheat and a liar and by that barometer of character he is the finest man I have ever known. I met [...]

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How To End A Life: The Grey’s Anatomy Drinking Game

23 October 2009

Being a doctor is a lot like being hit by a bus. Sometimes you get up, dust yourself off and keep going. But other times, you become a contrived plot device. In the end, you realize you’ve been driving the bus the whole time, the same bus that hits you. Because you’re a doctor and [...]

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Persuasive Advertising

30 June 2009

Although Jim Henson’s Wilkins Coffee ads are probably most notable for the unmistakable traces of The Muppet Show that appear in their DNA, the thing that I always appreciated about them was the wanton puppet violence. In an era where Crispin Porter + Bogusky can make The King work as a viable campaign for Burger [...]

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