by David | Jan 8, 2012 | Amusing Nonsense, Digital Migration, Video
Video Everywhere Comes to Our Clothing I guess it was inevitable. Back in the 80s, hip designers realized that consumers were willing to become walking billboards for their product logos, all for the sweet, sweet tradeoff of being able to flaunt our ability to buy...
by David | Nov 21, 2011 | Amusing Nonsense, Video
I’ve lived in the LA area for more than 20 years now (gulp!), and this is the first time I’ve ever actually gone out on a whale-watching cruise. The impetus for this trip was a visit from my Tennessee-based sister, who wanted to go out on the water. Since...
by David | Sep 13, 2011 | Amusing Nonsense
Moran Cerf describes his “Liberty Valance” moment on KCRW’s UnFictional I’ve already posted this to my Facebook profile, but the story put a hook into me, and deserves a more thorough reaction, comment & perhaps clarification. This story...
by David | Nov 30, 2010 | Amusing Nonsense
The view from Water Island, as ginormous cruise ships motor past.
by David | Sep 30, 2010 | Amusing Nonsense, Online Video, Politics & New Media, Video
A while back, I was asked to give me take on “The Emerging Visual Language of Online Video” as part of Rosental Alves’ amazing yearly journalism conference in Austin. I made the room laugh when I showed parody videos like the “SoulWow”...
by David | Sep 9, 2010 | Amusing Nonsense
When dealing with the crumbling health infrastructure of the declining USA, you have to take your jollies wherever you can find them. Left unattended in the exam room for 1/2 hour, after showing up on time and standing in line for 1/2 hour just to check in (everyone...