Around the Creative World (12/2/09)

- What a really, really, really good look
Hope you had a good Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I only participated in one of the three. Can you guess which one?
After finally recovering from the Tryptophan (aspiring witty-types love this word; I only use it for search engines), I’ve decided to get back to work and post another edition of “Around the Creative World.” So here are your links for this Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009. (It’s hard to believe we’ve been through a decade of the 2000s.)
- Guess which movie won the Box Office this holiday weekend? You guessed it…Frank Stallone. I mean, Twilight Saga: The New Moon.
- You’ve probably seen this, but here is the Chinese news reenactment (using The Sims) of Tiger Woods’ recent accident. (Also featured in this morning’s Rundown.)
- Are you ready for MTV’s “Jersey Shore”? Taking back the word “Guido.” (There is nothing I can say that would add to the ridiculousness of this show’s cast members.)
- AdvertisingAge: How Will Accident Affect Tiger Woods’ Blue-Chip Endorsements?
- I have no idea which round we are in of the Verizon-AT&T “Battle of the Map,” but I’m really enjoying it. AT&T decided to relate to the Idiocracy crowd by responding with a campaign from the out-of-shape Luke Wilson. (Full-disclosure: I’m currently a member of “Team Verizon.”)
- Is this the future of TV? (I’m gonna be completely honest, I didn’t read this one. I don’t have time to read science fiction novels these days, unfortunately.)
- PETA loves trying to ruin Thanksgiving.
- Spirit Airlines wins the award for “Most Unnecessary Use of a Current Pop Culture Event in a Sales Promotion.”
- TechCrunch: Google Gives Publishers More Control Over How It Crawls Their News
- I think the CIA is probably following me on Twitter. (You know that Eleventh Hour is on Twitter, right?)
- Maxim magazine will not go gently. It is going to unleash hell in December! Oh…sorry. I thought I was Pittsburgh Steelers’ coach Mike Tomlin for a second.
On that note, I’m done. Try not to unleash too much hell this month. Enjoy the holiday season while it’s here. Recession, or not.
Brian Laesch compiled this list of links. It is the most important list of links ever compiled.