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When Good Brands Go Bad

WalletPop takes a look at what happened when nine smart brands made dumb decisions—and how those companies ultimately caved to + more

If Hitler Hated It, It’s Gotta Be Good

Pieces of art labeled “degenerate” by the Nazis and seized from German museums in the 1930s—and missing ever since—turned up + more

Roll Over Beethoven

Alex Ross poses an interesting question: We have embraced the avant-garde in other art forms; why not music? For a + more

What’s It Mean to Be “Creative”?

Hollywood writer and producer Rob Long has a hilarious take on the creative process, courtesy of KCRW. You can subscribe + more

Happy Thanksgiving

There’s a lot of talk this time of year about how to properly cook a turkey, how to ensure a + more

An Appeal

Back in the 90s, it was “don’t go there.” In the aughts, it was “my bad” (still a pox on + more

BREAKING NEWS!!

Research suggests that a habitual marijuana habit impedes cognitive function. Who knew?

Should You Kill the Fat Man?

I find this sort of exercise irresistible. My moral consistency score (100%) suggests that I am “admirably consistent in the + more

Thoughts on Fall Reading

Just to poke another finger in the eye of those whose literary lives consist entirely of summer reading lists, I + more

To a Cannibal, I Would Most Likely Taste Like Spicy Beef

…at least according to this exhaustive, peer-reviewed, and scientifically accurate quiz. In other news, “Seinfeld” can teach us a lot + more

A Salute to All the John Robert Monaghans

In the spring of 2008, I was on a photo assignment near downtown Spokane for one of our clients. We + more

CD of the Week

A couple of weeks ago, the suits here at AMD World Headquarters saw fit to upgrade my work-issue computer—a “gently + more

Because It’s Friday…

…I bring you the 100 coolest sports logos of all time. And, as a bonus, an infographic explaining how smartphone + more

On This, There Can Be No Debate.

Elmore Leonard doesn’t see the point of eBooks. As far as I’m concerned, then, that ends the discussion.

Ewww

“In crucial cases,” wrote Leon Kass in response to cloning, “repugnance is the emotional expression of deep wisdom, beyond reason’s + more

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