This Ad is so Gay
And I don’t mean “gay” like some straight people say to mean “lame”, but “gay” as in “I can’t believe they marketed this to straight women”-gay.
But seriously, it’s amazing to me that some people think America is out of control, that we need to increase censorship of the media; but sexuality has been in advertising practically since the printing press was invented. And this ad is a great example.
And I don’t even think the ads in Out magazine are this racy. So I just wonder in what magazine these were advertised.
UPDATE: Thanks to a little sleuthing from my pal Jenn, this apparently ran in Life magazine. You can see more ambiguous (and not-so-ambiguous) advertising at commercialcloset.org.
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UFO Photoshop Contest
Worth1000.com has some great Photoshop contests. A recent one was for UFOs, and I think this is one of the best. It as a bit of a Myst feel, which has some fantastic art. Check out the rest of the contest entries; and if you don’t already, check back at Worth1000.com for other great Photoshop contests.
To the Stars
I look forward to the day when we step off our little blue sphere and begin to live in space. Of course, this won’t happen in my lifetime, but maybe in my grandchildren’s lifetime.
NASA has a series of artist’s renderings of space colony concepts from studies conducted at Ames in the 70′s. Being a Sci Fi dork, I find these fascinating; I’m always fascinated by ideas about the future as seen from our past.
Hear me Now and Listen to me Later
I’ve found a very cool interactive listening service at pandora.com, where you can build your own radio stations simply by suggesting an artist. I suggested BT, and they began playing similar music. As you listen, you guide them by indicating whether you like what you hear or not. And they don’t just suggest music by genre; for any song, you can click “why did you play this song?”, and it’ll tell you why. Here’s an example of why they played “Greece 2000″ for me recently:
Based on what you’ve told us so far, we’re playing this track because it features trippy soundscapes, prevalent use of groove and many other similarities identified in the music genome project.
Very cool, very cool indeed…
