The Idea Blog

I thought I'd posted some thoughts - mine and others' - on the man behind "Meet the Press," but a ... » Continue reading "Putting Tim Russert to bed"

What music does to and for us, including "how to be a one buttock player."... » Continue reading "Music lovers everywhere, watch this"

Eric will love this one: "6. Thou shalt worship at the altar of typography." "Designers say that despite the increase in ... » Continue reading "10 commandments for web design"

The Golf Channel tipped me off to this classy classic from the annals of John Daly, playing (performing?) at ... » Continue reading "John Daly and Kid Rock"

If anything will inspire you to get out of the country—or, at the very least, out of the house—it's this. ... » Continue reading "I really gotta get out more"

Election-themed ads for non-political products and services are beginning to come out of the woodwork. So are advertisers who are ... » Continue reading "Vote Noodle"

My original post after George Carlin's death is here. This time I draw your attention to a guest opinion ... » Continue reading "More Carlin"

I pulled a paragraph from a fully developed New York Times Magazine story about AMC's series, Mad Men. ... » Continue reading "Mad Men returns"

I don't know how many various items and bios and obits there have been for George Carlin, but all of ... » Continue reading "Warning: Offensive audio"

"These days, it’s nearly impossible to surf the Internet, open a newspaper or magazine, or watch television without seeing a ... » Continue reading "Celebrity endorsers"