A brief history of the WPIX TV’s Yule Log. And where you can watch it this holiday season.
The big idea: Let’s put a television camera in front of a fireplace and show logs burning …
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Harrington’s of Vermont makes an online promise to customers. And It’s a cheesy lie.
One of the cheese logs had green mold under the wrapping. Customer service said, “We are…
Norman Lear asked for my very best work. And he helped me learn to deliver it.
A day of colorful, marvelous memories tinted with the darker sepia tones of losing …
Roses are red, violets are blue. It’s Mother’s Day, we bought this ‘specially for you!
When I think of Mother’s Day gifts, flowers and chocolates come to mind. So do fine dinners …
“I don’t have any idea, Frank. Little Stevie said he found it on something called UHF.”
I love this photo of doleful little me. And over the years, I’ve had a lot of fun reimagining what …
My review of Babylon from Damien Chazelle and Paramount: It’s a rank piece of work.
If you enjoy an elephant shitting directly into the camera lens you might find…
Have yourself a merry little Christmas, and make some tasty, memory-making Jello-O molds.
As a little kid I had odd taste in food. I loved liver and onions, asparagus, and oyster stew …
It’s nice to be wanted, but when Andy Warhol’s team came to court me I took a step back.
Bob Colacello recruited me to work for Warhol’s Interview magazine. After drinks at the Polo Lounge and in their suite …
When neon signs fail: A luxury hotel in NYC became labeled, briefly, as a house of ill repute.
It was a cold, snowy winter evening in New York City. I was walking home from my Banker’s Trust Co. …
Shares of Tupperware plunged 42%. Whoops… looks like we may lose the Tupperware “burp.”
“I’ve had a lot of plastic surgery. When I die, they’re returning my body to Tupperware.”— Joan Rivers I recently …
#BoycottCNN has been trending on Twitter for days. “Refreshed” CNN logo revealed.
I hear they have a new tagline also. “CNN, News with a Long Red Tie.” (They were working on a …
World AIDS Day: Remembering Don Havens and the 44.1 million others we’ve lost to HIV.
A native of Alexandria, Va., Don Havens entered the broadcast industry in 1971 …
Unseen footage: A new David Bowie documentary-concert film from director Brett Morgen.
[Update, September 2, 2022] Last November, I wrote: Questions around the hype abound. “What is it going to be?” “What’s …
Uber: COVID-19 safety guidance doesn’t have to be complicated, confusing, or cryptic.
Here we go again. COVID infections are climbing at alarming rates in the United States. Yet, safety guidance varies from …
Guide to good writing is still relevant forty years after it was published by Ogilvy & Mather
TV series like Thirtysomething, Bewitched, and more recently, Mad Men brought the advertising industry into focus on the small screen. The 25-years that spanned …
The Burger King plants a big one on Ronald McDonald. And yes, it’s a thing!
Burger King Finland’s campaign “Love conquers all” is a celebration of love and all the forms it takes. A new …
Explainer videos are exceptional or awful. 1950s explainers were films and usually pretty great.
Today, corporations make short explainer videos fast and on the cheap. And, most of them look it. While popular data …
The non-linear, video chapters of an iconic business are beautifully illustrated in L’Odyssée de Cartier.
Cartier. The Maison. By taking over his master’s workshop, Louis-François Cartier founded Cartier in 1847. Since then, the iconic brand …
And then there was the time that I played a Secret Service Man—in a Ford commercial.
Baltimore. June 1988. Sandy Mislang produced the spot for W. B. Doner Advertising on behalf of their client, Baltimore–Washington Ford …
Burger King created a buzz. Sadly, their offering turned out to be more UH-OH than Taco!
Jacob and I love tacos. From local fast food joints to top-shelf restaurants across the U.S., to street tacos sold …