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It’s July 4th weekend and I’m in Cape Cod… which means that I’ve now enjoyed several Dunkin’ Donuts iced coffees and wondered why the only DD coffee I can enjoy in California is brewed at …
Another blog post about book excerpts (and a couple more to come) as I’ve had time to read more than just my Blackberry and computer screen (currently enjoying vacation in Chatham, Massachusetts). I am breezing …
Tonight, the Boston Celtics have an opportunity to win the 2007-2008 NBA Championship against the Los Angeles Lakers. The game will likely draw huge ratings and put an exclamation point on a terrific, renaissance season …
This is the first of two brief follow up posts (I was going to label them “Part II’s” but they really aren’t thorough enough to qualify…).
I wrote about the shifting economy in Major League …
In the last few weeks, the economics of Major League Baseball (MLB) has been rewritten in a way that would make Money Ball’s Billy Beane proud. MLB has seen an influx of very talented, very …
Two nights ago, Bob Costas hosted Buzz Bissinger (author of Friday Night Lights), Will Leitch (founder of the web’s largest sports blog, DeadSpin) and Braylon Edwards (starting wide receiver on the Cleveland Browns) on his …
After being disappointed by Will Ferrell’s Semi-Pro (and the box office results agree), I was excited to see Forgetting Sarah Marshall… but the box office response was far from overwhelming (although I thought it was …
Want a free cup of coffee tomorrow?
Just roll into your local Starbucks at 12est / 9pst for a free serving of Starbuck’s new Pike Place Roast – a smooth drip coffee that is being …
I can’t get enough of this TV spot.
Burger King uses power ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky and I have always loved their ads. They continually create hilarious, viral ads that somehow always find …
I love the Sonic commercials.
The latest pokes fun at the web culture and the much-overused Web 2.0 phrase (I’m of course guilty). Sorry for the poor quality:
In general, I don’t understand why April Fools jokes on the internet have begun on March 31st – but apparently that’s now standard. I also struggle with April Fools internet ‘jokes’ because they are mostly …
