Back, better, and more weekly than ever before. Here's your weekly linkly:
- Where's the most corruption in advertising? Not the creative department, or the digital department, nor the accounts. The scourge is spelled M-E-D-I-A. (Honestly, if you want to make gobs of cash just make a better media company. I'm not number inclined to do this but you should. You're welcome for your millions.)
- How tasteful art direction could have, possibly, provided Rolling Stone with the same effect but a different reaction. "Why the cover's not the problem." via Sell! Sell!
- Print this out as large as you can. Grab massive nails, two per client. And drive a copy into the doors of each of their offices. It's Sell! Sell!'s "10 Things Clients Can Do To Get Better Creative Work."
- Denounment by George Tannenbaum. It's about the hollow rhetoric you can expect to hear after most client meetings. When a meeting goes really well you only hear one phrase, "They're going with X. Let's get to work."
- Steve Henry's most excellent commencement speech to all of Adland. You don't have to be a recent grad to appreciate this. It's everything you need to make good work.
- Moby is offering his entire catalogue to indie filmmakers. For free.
- Don't make yours this: The Worst Portfolio Ever.
chef gordon ramsay removes his face from between his wifes legs "this is the worst pussy i have ever tasted. and the rooms a fucking mess"
— deg (@degg) March 22, 2013
New Studio Ghibli movie. Must watch.
Jeff Lynne is incredible. (via)
Fish battle on land!