Tumblr (3.0; @ethicka)http://blog.ethicka.com/<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YbMQFPLkqjo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YbMQFPLkqjo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbMQFPLkqjo">How to Make It in America - Title Sequence</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/CrispJeans">CrispJeans</a>)</p>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/436494861http://blog.ethicka.com/post/436494861Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:28:10 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kysrvqYn9o1qz4bp0o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/movies/awardsseason/05carpetbagger.html">The Carpetbagger on How the Oscar Race Is Run</a></p>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/427869861http://blog.ethicka.com/post/427869861Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:09:26 -0500“Why the hell not? Why not? You know, we have too few ways to express ourselves in today’s society. Twitter is a bore.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/02/socialites_on_vagazzling_whate.html">Socialites Weigh In On Vajazzling: ‘Whatever Tickles Your Down There’</a></em>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/419939949http://blog.ethicka.com/post/419939949Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:48:42 -0500““I consider him a victim,” he said. “He should have been in the jungle where he’s supposed to be. Not in a house drinking wine and taking Xanax.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/nyregion/25chimp.html?hp=&pagewanted=all">After Travis the Chimp, a Police Officer’s Descent</a></em>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/409656915http://blog.ethicka.com/post/409656915Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:20:46 -0500<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/feb/20/ten-rules-for-writing-fiction-part-one">Ten rules for writing fiction</a>: <p>Not terrible ideas for copywriters, either.</p>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/406496908http://blog.ethicka.com/post/406496908Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:04:46 -0500<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2244249/">Expiration dates mean very little.</a>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/403272544http://blog.ethicka.com/post/403272544Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:44:06 -0500<a href="http://www.nytimes.co">Cellar Door</a>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/396083865http://blog.ethicka.com/post/396083865Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:39:22 -0500<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/fashion/20ROW.html?_r=1">New L. L. Bean Line Updates a Famliar Look</a>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/392789891http://blog.ethicka.com/post/392789891Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:16:23 -0500<a href="http://cloud.li/">cloud.li</a>: <p>A copywriter’s dream! And it makes twitter useful!</p>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/387876088http://blog.ethicka.com/post/387876088Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:48:26 -0500<a href="http://anxietyindex.com/2010/02/smith-wollensky-serves-up-steak-for-stocks/">Smith & Wollensky serves up steak for stocks</a>: <p>Brilliant idea with some great body copy.</p>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/376407943http://blog.ethicka.com/post/376407943Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:22:07 -0500<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2243797/">Down With the People</a>: <p>Blame the childish, ignorant American public—not politicians—for our political and economic crisis.</p>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/374681262http://blog.ethicka.com/post/374681262Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:57:09 -0500<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=110997775">The Obama Tracker</a>: <p>If you ever wonder what Obama’s gotten done… Anyway, good speech last night. Even so, if I had been unemployed more than three months at this point in his administration I’d have been throwing things at the TV saying, “Empty words! Empty words!” Our government has essentially come to a standstill. We need actual change now.</p>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/357965319http://blog.ethicka.com/post/357965319Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:52:11 -0500<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/us/19marriage.html?em">More Men Marrying Wealthier Women</a>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/346150774http://blog.ethicka.com/post/346150774Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:48:23 -0500““When you ask your friends, they will describe you in terms of your personality. Rarely will you get a description of your cognitive ability. Personality is what makes us who we are.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/health/14chen.html?em">Looking Beyond MCATs to Pick Future Doctors</a></em>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/341368828http://blog.ethicka.com/post/341368828Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:10:50 -0500““He took an IQ test a few years ago and he’s three points below Einstein,” she says. “And if he flew those planes without lessons. I am very, very proud.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122630422">At Large: Teen Bandit. Even Larger: His Legend.</a></em>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/338243733http://blog.ethicka.com/post/338243733Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:20:53 -0500“Why work for a company when you can serve your nation?”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="https://www.cia.gov/careers/opportunities/movies/index.html">Central Intelligence Agency</a></em>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/316675973http://blog.ethicka.com/post/316675973Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:17:30 -0500<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/education/edlife/03careerism-t.html">Making College ‘Relevant’</a>: <p>What? Liberal arts are important?</p>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/315029668http://blog.ethicka.com/post/315029668Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:53:26 -0500<a href="http://www.theawl.com/2009/12/the-end-of-the-00s-the-hunt-for-lonelygirl15-by-richard-rushfield?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAwl+%28The+Awl%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">The End of the 00s: The Hunt for lonelygirl15</a>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/300989031http://blog.ethicka.com/post/300989031Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:29:42 -0500““Retailers are notoriously bad at understanding what the consumer wants,” said Robert K. Passikoff, the president of Brand Keys, a market research company based in New York. “They’ve learned they have to execute better inventory control, but it’s still a ‘We’ll put it out and they’ll buy it’ mentality.””<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/style/22service.html?">During a Recession, Holiday Shoppers Are Given a Hero’s Welcome</a></em>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/294182093http://blog.ethicka.com/post/294182093Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:13:51 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kubeslXBSF1qz4bp0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/nyregion/08experience.html?_r=1&hp">Tommy Rowles Has Set ’Em Up for 51 Years at Bemelmans</a></p>http://blog.ethicka.com/post/274132158http://blog.ethicka.com/post/274132158Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:53:08 -0500